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How popular is the name Sammie?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sammies are alive today.
Sammie (female) is a shortened form of the name Samantha. Although Sammie itself was given to 3 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 5927th as a registered name), most Sammies are registered as Samantha, which ranked 778th in 2025 with 47 babies.
Most people called Sammie are registered as Samantha, and share that name's profile: the Samantha you are most likely to meet is around 43 years old. Half of all Samanthas born in England and Wales are between 38 and 52, and there are at least 160,000 of them alive today. Only some Samanthas go by Sammie.
How many babies are named Sammie or Samantha each year?
Combined registrations of Samantha, Sammie. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Samantha rank as a registered name?
Where does Sammie rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Sammie short for Samantha?
Yes - Sammie is a shortened form of Samantha. Sammies are usually registered as Samantha at birth.
When was the name Sammie most popular?
The full name Samantha peaked in 1984, when around 6,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Sammie itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 12 babies.
How many people are called Sammie?
There's no official count of people who go by Sammie, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 160,000 people registered as Samantha born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Sammie.
How old is the typical Sammie?
Most people called Sammie are registered as Samantha. Most living Samanthas are between 38 and 52; the most common age is about 43.
Is Sammie becoming more or less popular?
Well past its peak: today's figures are a fraction of the 1984 peak, though numbers have levelled off in recent years.