Is Sammi a boy or girl name?

Sammi is a girl’s name. Of the 1,732 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.8% were girls and 3.2% were boys.

Sammi

Recorded 1946–2025 · United States

Sammi was most popular in 2002, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,869 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,732 people named Sammi.

Sammi over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sammi’s peak in 2002. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sammi a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sammi is a girl’s name — 96.8% of the 1,732 Americans given it were girls and 3.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 97% girls and 3% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sammi

Where Sammi is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org