Boy
Sammy
Sammy is a boy's name, a solidly familiar choice, that has cooled since its 1940s peak, but is still chosen today.
EtymologyDiminutive of Samuel
EtymologyMeaning "God has heard"
Births by decade
1900s
78
1910s
559
1920s
2,008
1930s
4,404
1940s
9,605
1950s
8,252
1960s
6,729
1970s
3,977
1980s
2,765
1990s
2,334
2000s
2,160
2010s
1,214
Peaked in the 1940s · 44,085 total U.S. births since 1900