Sambo

SAM-boh /ˈsæmboʊ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Sambo is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Sambo is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1986. Sambo was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1924 (7 births).

About the name Sambo

PronunciationSAM-boh /ˈsæmboʊ/
7peak births 1924
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Sambo

How popular is Sambo?

Boys named Sambo
191819201930194019501960197019801986
Boys named Sambo per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–1986 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1986) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sambo total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19866—#6,585
19845—#7,131
19346—#3,617
19247—#3,803
19205—#4,862
19195—#4,695
19185—#4,702