Sambo
SAM-boh /ˈsæmboʊ/
🔊
boy
2 syllables
fading
Save
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 first appears in 1918 and peaked in 1924 (7 births).
About the name Sambo
Pronunciation SAM-boh /ˈsæmboʊ/
7 peak births · 1924
1918 first appeared
Names similar to Sambo
How popular is Sambo?
Boys named Sambo
1918 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1986
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)
Sambo total popularity by year
Year U.S. births U.S. + territories Rank 1986 6 — #6,585 1984 5 — #7,131 1934 6 — #3,617 1924 7 — #3,803 1920 5 — #4,862 1919 5 — #4,695 1918 5 — #4,702