for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Sam name popularity in England and Wales
Sam ranked #363 for boys in 2025. ONS recorded 115 boys named Sam.
ONS
1,638 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Sam for boys and girls
Girls
5Share unavailable · data from 1996 to 2023
Boys
115100.0% in 2025 · data from 1996 to 2025
Sam in other countries and regions
Recent year-by-year data
The latest published years are shown first.
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 115 | #363 |
| 2024 | boys | 131 | #334 |
| 2023 | boys | 142 | #310 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #4056 |
| 2022 | boys | 158 | #284 |
| 2022 | girls | 3 | #5669 |
| 2021 | boys | 161 | #293 |
| 2020 | boys | 181 | #260 |
| 2020 | girls | 4 | #4535 |
| 2019 | boys | 197 | #249 |
| 2018 | boys | 261 | #207 |
| 2017 | boys | 263 | #203 |
Show full history (46 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 115 | #363 |
| 2024 | boys | 131 | #334 |
| 2023 | boys | 142 | #310 |
| 2023 | girls | 5 | #4056 |
| 2022 | boys | 158 | #284 |
| 2022 | girls | 3 | #5669 |
| 2021 | boys | 161 | #293 |
| 2020 | boys | 181 | #260 |
| 2020 | girls | 4 | #4535 |
| 2019 | boys | 197 | #249 |
| 2018 | boys | 261 | #207 |
| 2017 | boys | 263 | #203 |
| 2016 | boys | 300 | #186 |
| 2015 | boys | 330 | #177 |
| 2014 | boys | 405 | #140 |
| 2013 | boys | 465 | #128 |
| 2012 | boys | 522 | #124 |
| 2011 | boys | 579 | #112 |
| 2011 | girls | 4 | #4764 |
| 2010 | boys | 692 | #93 |
| 2010 | girls | 4 | #4688 |
| 2009 | boys | 735 | #88 |
| 2008 | boys | 901 | #79 |
| 2008 | girls | 5 | #3860 |
| 2007 | boys | 869 | #76 |
| 2007 | girls | 10 | #2233 |
| 2006 | boys | 952 | #72 |
| 2005 | boys | 1,009 | #67 |
| 2005 | girls | 12 | #1796 |
| 2004 | boys | 1,227 | #53 |
| 2004 | girls | 7 | #2530 |
| 2003 | boys | 981 | #63 |
| 2003 | girls | 8 | #2191 |
| 2002 | boys | 1,069 | #57 |
| 2001 | boys | 1,132 | #55 |
| 2001 | girls | 8 | #2023 |
| 2000 | boys | 1,211 | #55 |
| 2000 | girls | 7 | #2167 |
| 1999 | boys | 1,375 | #50 |
| 1999 | girls | 5 | #2770 |
| 1998 | boys | 1,441 | #49 |
| 1998 | girls | 10 | #1697 |
| 1997 | boys | 1,562 | #47 |
| 1997 | girls | 9 | #1802 |
| 1996 | boys | 1,638 | #47 |
| 1996 | girls | 8 | #1914 |
Data from Office for National Statistics · through 2025.