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Sammy

Sammy means “God has set / God has placed” (Hebrew origin). 38,086 US babies since 1940, peak 1947.

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What it means

“God has set / God has placed”

HebrewPet form of Samuel

In US birth records

Peak year: 1947

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38,086 US babies were named Sammy between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Sammy (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 60% of the family

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 1947)