Is Samy a boy or girl name?

Samy is a boy’s name. Of the 912 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.9% were girls and 98.1% were boys.

Samy

Recorded 1975–2025 · United States

Samy was most popular in 2017, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,988 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,962, with 36 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 912 people named Samy.

Samy over time

Births per year. The dot marks Samy’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Samy a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Samy is a boy’s name — 1.9% of the 912 Americans given it were girls and 98.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 4% girls and 96% 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 Samy

Where Samy is most concentrated

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

California 4.7×

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