Sam
4 countries#647 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sam was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
128,810 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #647 · peaked in 1918 with 2,529 births
Most common in: New York, Texas, California, Illinois, Mississippi
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
6,898 births recorded 1921–2022 · currently #300 · peaked in 2007 with 326 births
Most common in: Paris, Nord, Hauts-de-Seine, Rhône, Gironde
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
4,202 births recorded 1975–2025 · currently #144 · peaked in 2004 with 217 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,104 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #149 · peaked in 2006 with 70 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sam’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #461 | — |
| 2007 | #451 | ↑10 |
| 2008 | #457 | ↓6 |
| 2009 | #468 | ↓11 |
| 2010 | #471 | ↓3 |
| 2011 | #481 | ↓10 |
| 2012 | #517 | ↓36 |
| 2013 | #552 | ↓35 |
| 2014 | #533 | ↑19 |
| 2015 | #546 | ↓13 |
| 2016 | #579 | ↓33 |
| 2017 | #537 | ↑42 |
| 2018 | #604 | ↓67 |
| 2019 | #614 | ↓10 |
| 2020 | #655 | ↓41 |
| 2021 | #658 | ↓3 |
| 2022 | #658 | — |
| 2023 | #676 | ↓18 |
| 2024 | #650 | ↑26 |
| 2025 | #647 | ↑3 |
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