Sam

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Sam is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (1% of births). There have been 128,347 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 126,795 as boys and 1,552 as girls. Sam gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #584 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 441
2023 414
2022 436
2021 431
2020 414
2019 456
2018 466
2017 539
2016 495
2015 535
2014 536
2013 494
2012 515
2011 559
2010 562
2009 596
2008 629
2007 623
2006 602
2005 569
2004 600
2003 577
2002 561
2001 564
2000 523
1999 504
1998 492
1997 489
1996 535
1995 569
1994 554
1993 573
1992 575
1991 598
1990 591
1989 508
1988 485
1987 489
1986 389
1985 359
1984 369
1983 371
1982 381
1981 384
1980 377
1979 381
1978 424
1977 362
1976 398
1975 429
1974 443
1973 482
1972 503
1971 551
1970 613
1969 591
1968 575
1967 618
1966 692
1965 790
1964 964
1963 1,025
1962 1,094
1961 1,209
1960 1,225
1959 1,311
1958 1,190
1957 1,079
1956 962
1955 885
1954 887
1953 892
1952 950
1951 1,049
1950 966
1949 1,112
1948 1,248
1947 1,424
1946 1,312
1945 1,144
1944 1,222
1943 1,337
1942 1,297
1941 1,203
1940 1,157
1939 1,130
1938 1,177
1937 1,226
1936 1,255
1935 1,374
1934 1,328
1933 1,369
1932 1,472
1931 1,480
1930 1,685
1929 1,760
1928 1,791
1927 1,927
1926 2,055
1925 2,117
1924 2,153
1923 2,228
1922 2,377
1921 2,393
1920 2,306
1919 2,420
1918 2,528
1917 2,469
1916 2,336
1915 2,366
1914 1,898
1913 1,550
1912 1,338
1911 934
1910 901
1909 708
1908 649
1907 639
1906 558
1905 628
1904 608
1903 552
1902 566
1901 486
1900 832
1899 469
1898 543
1897 483
1896 518
1895 492
1894 515
1893 488
1892 551
1891 418
1890 496
1889 492
1888 612
1887 463
1886 519
1885 492
1884 533
1883 476
1882 555
1881 481
1880 457