Name meaning & stats
Samy
Samy means “God has set / God has placed” (Hebrew origin). 912 US babies since 1940, peak 2025. Notable Samys are 1.8× over-represented as actors.
What it means
“God has set / God has placed”
HebrewSpelling of Sammy
Sammy around the world
- Сэмми · Russian
- سامي · Arabic
- サミー · Japanese
- 薩米 · Chinese
Famous Sammys
- Sammy Bossut · Belgian association football player
- Sammy Ameobi · English-Nigerian footballer (born 1992)
In US birth records
Peak year: 2025
912 US babies were named Samy between 1940 and 2025.
Samy around the world
- France: 18,800 babies since 1900, peak 2002, No. 224 in 2025
- Belgium: 959 babies since 1995, peak 2010, No. 613 in 2025
- Sweden: 33 babies since 1998, peak 2017, No. 1,530 in 2022
- England & Wales: 231 babies since 1996, peak 2018, No. 3,657 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Samys end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Actor | 1.8× | Medium · 13 people |
| Footballer | 1.0× | Medium · 12 people |
| Professor | 1.0× | Low · 6 people |
| Writer | 1.0× | Low · 5 people |
Among notable men who are actors, Samys show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 69 Sammys spell it Samy
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 2025)