The meaning of the name sammy

Sammy is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Sammy thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.

What is the origin of the name Sammy?

Sammy is a short variant of the Hebrew names Samuel and Samantha.

What does the name Sammy mean?

Sammy means “name of God”, “God has heard” or “asked of God” for boys and girls. The girl’s name Sammy additionally means “flower” and “listener”.

Pronunciation of Sammy

Variants of the name Sammy

Samie Sammi Sammie Samy

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Popularity of the name Sammy

The name Sammy is ranked #1659 overall.

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Meanings

Hebrew Baby Names Meaning:

In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Sammy is: Listen; name of God.

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Hebrew Baby Names Meaning:

In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Sammy is: Sun child; bright sun.

American Baby Names Meaning:

In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Sammy is: Sun child; bright sun.

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Sammy means: God heard.

Sammy Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: s(am)-my
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Sammy Name Popularity

How popular is the name Sammy? Here’s everything we know.

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Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	1,144	6	0.0009%
1915	1,126	10	0.0011%
1916	1,380	5	0.0005%
1917	874	22	0.0022%
1918	800	32	0.003%
1919	682	48	0.0046%
1920	660	57	0.0051%
1921	718	48	0.0042%
1922	621	73	0.0066%
1923	490	119	0.0106%
1924	499	121	0.0104%
1925	512	106	0.0094%
1926	425	166	0.0151%
1927	371	208	0.0188%
1928	337	243	0.0227%
1929	319	262	0.0253%
1930	310	297	0.0284%
1931	295	321	0.0325%
1932	293	317	0.0321%
1933	278	321	0.0345%
1934	270	368	0.0381%
1935	256	410	0.0422%
1936	242	437	0.0454%
1937	244	444	0.0451%
1938	237	468	0.0457%
1939	229	484	0.0476%
1940	214	553	0.052%
1941	208	624	0.0554%
1942	190	806	0.0638%
1943	184	872	0.0668%
1944	174	938	0.0757%
1945	174	921	0.0755%
1946	170	1,163	0.0788%
1947	176	1,182	0.0708%
1948	187	1,051	0.0658%
1949	202	963	0.0599%
1950	214	860	0.0534%
1951	220	850	0.0501%
1952	239	756	0.0433%
1953	248	732	0.0414%
1954	250	739	0.0404%
1955	251	723	0.0393%
1956	269	701	0.0371%
1957	266	771	0.0401%
1958	261	848	0.0449%
1959	269	836	0.044%
1960	269	848	0.0448%
1961	278	752	0.0398%
1962	282	709	0.0386%
1963	290	685	0.0382%
1964	287	705	0.0401%
1965	305	576	0.0352%
1966	310	538	0.0345%
1967	316	523	0.0345%
1968	341	472	0.0314%
1969	350	472	0.0306%
1970	372	442	0.0278%
1971	358	468	0.0311%
1972	363	428	0.0314%
1973	364	416	0.0321%
1974	388	364	0.028%
1975	407	319	0.0248%
1976	419	304	0.0236%
1977	436	287	0.0213%
1978	470	250	0.0186%
1979	479	252	0.0179%
1980	442	308	0.0211%
1981	511	225	0.0153%
1982	512	230	0.0154%
1983	520	211	0.0143%
1984	562	177	0.0119%
1985	573	186	0.0123%
1986	553	213	0.0141%
1987	566	211	0.0138%
1988	621	186	0.0119%
1989	580	234	0.0145%
1990	596	237	0.0143%
1991	667	182	0.0112%
1992	637	211	0.0132%
1993	740	150	0.0096%
1994	695	171	0.0111%
1995	872	105	0.007%
1996	829	119	0.0079%
1997	770	145	0.0098%
1998	704	187	0.0125%
1999	822	138	0.0092%
2000	789	157	0.0103%
2001	762	180	0.0119%
2002	869	139	0.0093%
2003	775	177	0.0116%
2004	823	164	0.0108%
2005	885	155	0.0101%
2006	995	132	0.0084%
2007	1,006	133	0.0084%
2008	979	143	0.0093%
2009	1,093	111	0.0074%
2010	1,112	106	0.0074%
2011	1,102	103	0.0072%
2012	1,268	75	0.0053%
2013	1,290	71	0.005%
2014	1,202	85	0.0058%
2015	1,209	87	0.006%
2016	1,255	79	0.0055%
2017	1,164	92	0.0066%
2018	1,263	74	0.0054%
2019	1,476	47	0.0035%
2020	1,625	51	0.004%
2021	1,372	83	0.0068%

Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Sammy

If you like Sammy, you’ll love these other names like Sammy.

What names sound like Sammy?

If you like how Sammy sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Sammy.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Samm
Sammey
Samy

What names are similar to Sammy?

Find a name that’s like Sammy, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Jamey	He who supplants	Hebrew
Jemmy
Jimmy	He who supplants	Hebrew
Ramey	Loving	Arabic
Ramy	Loving	Arabic
Remmy	From Rheims	French
Sami	On high, exalted	Arabic
Sammie	God heard	Hebrew
Savoy
Simms	Son of Simon; to hear, to be heard; reputation	Hebrew
Symms	To hear, to be heard; reputation	Hebrew

Timmy	God's honor	Greek
Tommy	A diminutive form of Thomas.

Lists With Sammy

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What does Sammy mean in the Bible?

The name Samuel is from the Old Testament of the Bible, and derives from a Hebrew phrase meaning either “God has heard” or “name of God.” Samuel from the Bible is respected by Jews, Christians, and Muslims as a wise prophet, judge, and leader of ancient Israel.

Is Sammy a biblical name?

As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the Protestant Reformation. ... Samuel (name).

What does the name Sammy mean in Greek?

Origin of Sammy From root name Samuel. The Ecclesiastic Late Latin form of the Ecclesiastic Greek Samouel, which is from the Hebrew Shmuel, a name derived from shěmū'ē'l (name of God, his name is God). Var: Sam.

How rare is the name Sammy?

Sammy was the 1497th most popular boys name and 6129th most popular girls name. In 2021 there were 118 baby boys and only 19 baby girls named Sammy. 1 out of every 15,768 baby boys and 1 out of every 93,657 baby girls born in 2021 are named Sammy.