Sam
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God has heard; form of Samuel.
Babies a year
115
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Uncommon
among names in use
US popularity
#647
up from #651
UK popularity
#363
115 babies · down from #334
How Sam has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #548 |
| 2016 | #580 |
| 2017 | #540 |
| 2018 | #603 |
| 2019 | #618 |
| 2020 | #654 |
| 2021 | #659 |
| 2022 | #658 |
| 2023 | #672 |
| 2024 | #651 |
| 2025 | #647 |
In 2025, 115 babies in England and Wales were named Sam. In the US, 530 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 2,505 in 1918.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Sam was most common in 1900, when it went to 0.51% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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