girl's name

Sammy-Jo

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 144

Scotland

#637

2000 births

Sammy-Jo is a girl's name. In 2013 it was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in England and Wales in 1996, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in England and Wales.
  • First appears in birth records in 1996.

Sammy-Jo over time

Births per decade in England and Wales, 1990s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2013, not a full ten years.

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'90 '00 '10
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Births named Sammy-Jo by decade in England and Wales
Decade Births
1990s 55
2000s 36
2010s (to 2013) 12

How popular is Sammy-Jo?

In 2013, Sammy-Jo was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sammy-Jo is used

Scotland #637 3 in 2000
England & Wales #5,916 3 in 2013
United States as Sammyjo #14,107 5 in 1990

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

Figures for England and Wales withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. Data & sources.

How Sammy-Jo is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
Sammyjo Sammyjo is Sammy-Jo written as one word, used in the United States, where it ranks #14,107. 27

Names that peaked alongside Sammy-Jo

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sammy-Jo also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sammy-Jo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sammy-Jo

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sammy-Jo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sammy-Jo

How popular is the name Sammy-Jo?

In 2013, Sammy-Jo was given to 3 babies in England and Wales. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sammy-Jo a girl's or a boy's name?

Sammy-Jo is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Sammy-Jo most popular?

Sammy-Jo peaked in 1996, when 21 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.