Sam

Given to 128,810 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#5238
recorded as girls
#647
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
452
girls 24 · boys 428
Peak year
1900
821 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
128,810
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sam was most popular in 1900, when 821 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 428 babies were named Sam, ranking #647 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.0246818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1900 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Sam was most popular in 1900, when 821 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 428 babies were named Sam, ranking #647 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.024681880192019602000Peak 1900

Sam was most popular in 1900, when 821 babies recorded as boys got the name (5.5 per 1,000). In 2025, 428 babies were named Sam, ranking #647 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 24 5238 428 647
2024 18 6394 425 650
2023 11 8989 403 676
2022 18 6464 418 658
2021 19 6174 412 658
2020 12 8406 402 655
2019 14 7716 443 614
2018 13 8146 453 604
2017 12 8776 528 537
2016 17 6901 478 579
2015 12 8931 523 546
2014 13 8485 523 533
2013 14 8135 480 552
2012 5 16869 510 517
2011 14 8196 546 481
2010 12 9231 550 471
2009 15 8058 582 468
2008 21 6350 608 457
2007 9 11630 615 451
2006 16 7482 586 461
2005 12 8883 557 460
2004 7 12761 595 435
2003 <5 — 577 436
2002 <5 — 561 442
2001 10 9351 554 437
2000 6 13154 517 460
1999 6 12688 498 459
1998 <5 — 492 457
1997 5 13724 484 454
1996 8 9581 527 428
1995 <5 — 569 404
1994 <5 — 554 411
1993 12 7038 561 414
1992 <5 — 575 400
1991 7 10271 591 383
1990 5 12958 586 396
1989 5 12362 503 414
1988 6 10386 479 413
1987 6 9825 483 392
1986 8 7749 381 441
1985 11 6031 348 461
1984 6 9144 363 444
1983 11 5824 360 434
1982 7 8224 373 433
1981 <5 — 384 424
1980 12 5544 364 429
1979 7 8061 374 410
1978 7 7649 417 377
1977 5 9652 357 418
1976 <5 — 397 388
1975 9 5984 421 376
1974 6 7680 436 366
1973 6 7435 476 351
1972 6 7292 497 346
1971 10 5136 541 340
1970 13 4246 600 320
1969 8 5456 583 318
1968 8 5147 568 319
1967 11 4053 607 299
1966 14 3400 678 284
1965 16 3149 774 267
1964 9 4636 955 248
1963 9 4539 1,017 236
1962 23 2539 1,070 236
1961 17 3060 1,194 229
1960 16 3095 1,211 228
1959 13 3436 1,298 214
1958 13 3379 1,177 225
1957 10 3930 1,069 232
1956 11 3696 951 238
1955 11 3571 874 238
1954 14 3019 873 238
1953 12 3269 880 229
1952 10 3552 940 215
1951 15 2694 1,034 201
1950 10 3423 956 207
1949 8 3892 1,104 188
1948 10 3350 1,238 176
1947 8 4007 1,416 169
1946 8 3665 1,304 164
1945 7 3676 1,137 161
1944 10 2946 1,212 157
1943 15 2352 1,322 153
1942 17 2117 1,280 152
1941 12 2532 1,191 150
1940 10 2737 1,147 150
1939 9 2922 1,121 145
1938 15 2113 1,162 141
1937 13 2317 1,213 132
1936 19 1741 1,236 131
1935 10 2731 1,364 126
1934 7 3449 1,321 127
1933 18 1835 1,351 121
1932 18 1877 1,454 119
1931 20 1750 1,460 118
1930 17 2023 1,668 110
1929 30 1393 1,730 104
1928 32 1366 1,759 109
1927 23 1771 1,904 102
1926 22 1830 2,033 92
1925 25 1700 2,092 91
1924 30 1533 2,123 91
1923 24 1736 2,204 89
1922 28 1575 2,349 84
1921 26 1668 2,367 85
1920 23 1751 2,283 84
1919 36 1270 2,384 75
1918 23 1690 2,506 75
1917 14 2316 2,454 72
1916 23 1581 2,313 74
1915 27 1367 2,339 68
1914 18 1541 1,880 67
1913 23 1151 1,527 65
1912 13 1540 1,325 63
1911 6 2191 928 47
1910 13 1267 888 39
1909 8 1607 700 44
1908 5 2101 644 46
1907 8 1512 631 43
1906 6 1727 552 43
1905 8 1420 620 39
1904 5 1877 603 40
1903 <5 — 552 41
1902 7 1438 559 41
1901 7 1339 479 40
1900 11 1171 821 34
1899 <5 — 469 44
1898 <5 — 543 42
1897 5 1555 478 45
1896 <5 — 518 43
1895 5 1592 487 43
1894 8 1136 507 43
1893 7 1175 481 43
1892 <5 — 551 38
1891 <5 — 418 43
1890 7 1099 489 41
1889 6 1147 486 40
1888 5 1276 607 34
1887 <5 — 463 38
1886 <5 — 519 34
1885 <5 — 492 35
1884 <5 — 533 33
1883 <5 — 476 33
1882 <5 — 555 30
1881 <5 — 481 31
1880 <5 — 457 36

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Where Sam is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 1% · boys 99% across all years