for boys in 2025
Data through 2025
Sam name popularity in the United States
Sam ranked #647 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 428 boys named Sam.
SSA
2,506 recorded
since 2020
Popularity over time
Sam for boys and girls
Girls
245.3% in 2025 · data from 1888 to 2025
Boys
42894.7% in 2025 · data from 1880 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 | 428 | #647 |
| 2025 | girls | 24 | #5238 |
| 2024 | boys | 425 | #650 |
| 2024 | girls | 18 | #6394 |
| 2023 | boys | 403 | #676 |
| 2023 | girls | 11 | #8989 |
| 2022 | boys | 418 | #658 |
| 2022 | girls | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | boys | 412 | #658 |
| 2021 | girls | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | boys | 402 | #655 |
| 2020 | girls | 12 | #8406 |
Show full history (270 rows)
| Year | Group | Recorded count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | boys | 428 | #647 |
| 2025 | girls | 24 | #5238 |
| 2024 | boys | 425 | #650 |
| 2024 | girls | 18 | #6394 |
| 2023 | boys | 403 | #676 |
| 2023 | girls | 11 | #8989 |
| 2022 | boys | 418 | #658 |
| 2022 | girls | 18 | #6464 |
| 2021 | boys | 412 | #658 |
| 2021 | girls | 19 | #6174 |
| 2020 | boys | 402 | #655 |
| 2020 | girls | 12 | #8406 |
| 2019 | boys | 443 | #614 |
| 2019 | girls | 14 | #7716 |
| 2018 | boys | 453 | #604 |
| 2018 | girls | 13 | #8146 |
| 2017 | boys | 528 | #537 |
| 2017 | girls | 12 | #8776 |
| 2016 | boys | 478 | #579 |
| 2016 | girls | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | boys | 523 | #546 |
| 2015 | girls | 12 | #8931 |
| 2014 | boys | 523 | #533 |
| 2014 | girls | 13 | #8485 |
| 2013 | boys | 480 | #552 |
| 2013 | girls | 14 | #8135 |
| 2012 | boys | 510 | #517 |
| 2012 | girls | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | boys | 546 | #481 |
| 2011 | girls | 14 | #8196 |
| 2010 | boys | 550 | #471 |
| 2010 | girls | 12 | #9231 |
| 2009 | boys | 582 | #468 |
| 2009 | girls | 15 | #8058 |
| 2008 | boys | 608 | #457 |
| 2008 | girls | 21 | #6350 |
| 2007 | boys | 615 | #451 |
| 2007 | girls | 9 | #11630 |
| 2006 | boys | 586 | #461 |
| 2006 | girls | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | boys | 557 | #460 |
| 2005 | girls | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | boys | 595 | #435 |
| 2004 | girls | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | boys | 577 | #436 |
| 2002 | boys | 561 | #442 |
| 2001 | boys | 554 | #437 |
| 2001 | girls | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | boys | 517 | #460 |
| 2000 | girls | 6 | #13154 |
| 1999 | boys | 498 | #459 |
| 1999 | girls | 6 | #12688 |
| 1998 | boys | 492 | #457 |
| 1997 | boys | 484 | #454 |
| 1997 | girls | 5 | #13724 |
| 1996 | boys | 527 | #428 |
| 1996 | girls | 8 | #9581 |
| 1995 | boys | 569 | #404 |
| 1994 | boys | 554 | #411 |
| 1993 | boys | 561 | #414 |
| 1993 | girls | 12 | #7038 |
| 1992 | boys | 575 | #400 |
| 1991 | boys | 591 | #383 |
| 1991 | girls | 7 | #10271 |
| 1990 | boys | 586 | #396 |
| 1990 | girls | 5 | #12958 |
| 1989 | boys | 503 | #414 |
| 1989 | girls | 5 | #12362 |
| 1988 | boys | 479 | #413 |
| 1988 | girls | 6 | #10386 |
| 1987 | boys | 483 | #392 |
| 1987 | girls | 6 | #9825 |
| 1986 | boys | 381 | #441 |
| 1986 | girls | 8 | #7749 |
| 1985 | boys | 348 | #461 |
| 1985 | girls | 11 | #6031 |
| 1984 | boys | 363 | #444 |
| 1984 | girls | 6 | #9144 |
| 1983 | boys | 360 | #434 |
| 1983 | girls | 11 | #5824 |
| 1982 | boys | 373 | #433 |
| 1982 | girls | 7 | #8224 |
| 1981 | boys | 384 | #424 |
| 1980 | boys | 364 | #429 |
| 1980 | girls | 12 | #5544 |
| 1979 | boys | 374 | #410 |
| 1979 | girls | 7 | #8061 |
| 1978 | boys | 417 | #377 |
| 1978 | girls | 7 | #7649 |
| 1977 | boys | 357 | #418 |
| 1977 | girls | 5 | #9652 |
| 1976 | boys | 397 | #388 |
| 1975 | boys | 421 | #376 |
| 1975 | girls | 9 | #5984 |
| 1974 | boys | 436 | #366 |
| 1974 | girls | 6 | #7680 |
| 1973 | boys | 476 | #351 |
| 1973 | girls | 6 | #7435 |
| 1972 | boys | 497 | #346 |
| 1972 | girls | 6 | #7292 |
| 1971 | boys | 541 | #340 |
| 1971 | girls | 10 | #5136 |
| 1970 | boys | 600 | #320 |
| 1970 | girls | 13 | #4246 |
| 1969 | boys | 583 | #318 |
| 1969 | girls | 8 | #5456 |
| 1968 | boys | 568 | #319 |
| 1968 | girls | 8 | #5147 |
| 1967 | boys | 607 | #299 |
| 1967 | girls | 11 | #4053 |
| 1966 | boys | 678 | #284 |
| 1966 | girls | 14 | #3400 |
| 1965 | boys | 774 | #267 |
| 1965 | girls | 16 | #3149 |
| 1964 | boys | 955 | #248 |
| 1964 | girls | 9 | #4636 |
| 1963 | boys | 1,017 | #236 |
| 1963 | girls | 9 | #4539 |
| 1962 | boys | 1,070 | #236 |
| 1962 | girls | 23 | #2539 |
| 1961 | boys | 1,194 | #229 |
| 1961 | girls | 17 | #3060 |
| 1960 | boys | 1,211 | #228 |
| 1960 | girls | 16 | #3095 |
| 1959 | boys | 1,298 | #214 |
| 1959 | girls | 13 | #3436 |
| 1958 | boys | 1,177 | #225 |
| 1958 | girls | 13 | #3379 |
| 1957 | boys | 1,069 | #232 |
| 1957 | girls | 10 | #3930 |
| 1956 | boys | 951 | #238 |
| 1956 | girls | 11 | #3696 |
| 1955 | boys | 874 | #238 |
| 1955 | girls | 11 | #3571 |
| 1954 | boys | 873 | #238 |
| 1954 | girls | 14 | #3019 |
| 1953 | boys | 880 | #229 |
| 1953 | girls | 12 | #3269 |
| 1952 | boys | 940 | #215 |
| 1952 | girls | 10 | #3552 |
| 1951 | boys | 1,034 | #201 |
| 1951 | girls | 15 | #2694 |
| 1950 | boys | 956 | #207 |
| 1950 | girls | 10 | #3423 |
| 1949 | boys | 1,104 | #188 |
| 1949 | girls | 8 | #3892 |
| 1948 | boys | 1,238 | #176 |
| 1948 | girls | 10 | #3350 |
| 1947 | boys | 1,416 | #169 |
| 1947 | girls | 8 | #4007 |
| 1946 | boys | 1,304 | #164 |
| 1946 | girls | 8 | #3665 |
| 1945 | boys | 1,137 | #161 |
| 1945 | girls | 7 | #3676 |
| 1944 | boys | 1,212 | #157 |
| 1944 | girls | 10 | #2946 |
| 1943 | boys | 1,322 | #153 |
| 1943 | girls | 15 | #2352 |
| 1942 | boys | 1,280 | #152 |
| 1942 | girls | 17 | #2117 |
| 1941 | boys | 1,191 | #150 |
| 1941 | girls | 12 | #2532 |
| 1940 | boys | 1,147 | #150 |
| 1940 | girls | 10 | #2737 |
| 1939 | boys | 1,121 | #145 |
| 1939 | girls | 9 | #2922 |
| 1938 | boys | 1,162 | #141 |
| 1938 | girls | 15 | #2113 |
| 1937 | boys | 1,213 | #132 |
| 1937 | girls | 13 | #2317 |
| 1936 | boys | 1,236 | #131 |
| 1936 | girls | 19 | #1741 |
| 1935 | boys | 1,364 | #126 |
| 1935 | girls | 10 | #2731 |
| 1934 | boys | 1,321 | #127 |
| 1934 | girls | 7 | #3449 |
| 1933 | boys | 1,351 | #121 |
| 1933 | girls | 18 | #1835 |
| 1932 | boys | 1,454 | #119 |
| 1932 | girls | 18 | #1877 |
| 1931 | boys | 1,460 | #118 |
| 1931 | girls | 20 | #1750 |
| 1930 | boys | 1,668 | #110 |
| 1930 | girls | 17 | #2023 |
| 1929 | boys | 1,730 | #104 |
| 1929 | girls | 30 | #1393 |
| 1928 | boys | 1,759 | #109 |
| 1928 | girls | 32 | #1366 |
| 1927 | boys | 1,904 | #102 |
| 1927 | girls | 23 | #1771 |
| 1926 | boys | 2,033 | #92 |
| 1926 | girls | 22 | #1830 |
| 1925 | boys | 2,092 | #91 |
| 1925 | girls | 25 | #1700 |
| 1924 | boys | 2,123 | #91 |
| 1924 | girls | 30 | #1533 |
| 1923 | boys | 2,204 | #89 |
| 1923 | girls | 24 | #1736 |
| 1922 | boys | 2,349 | #84 |
| 1922 | girls | 28 | #1575 |
| 1921 | boys | 2,367 | #85 |
| 1921 | girls | 26 | #1668 |
| 1920 | boys | 2,283 | #84 |
| 1920 | girls | 23 | #1751 |
| 1919 | boys | 2,384 | #75 |
| 1919 | girls | 36 | #1270 |
| 1918 | boys | 2,506 | #75 |
| 1918 | girls | 23 | #1690 |
| 1917 | boys | 2,454 | #72 |
| 1917 | girls | 14 | #2316 |
| 1916 | boys | 2,313 | #74 |
| 1916 | girls | 23 | #1581 |
| 1915 | boys | 2,339 | #68 |
| 1915 | girls | 27 | #1367 |
| 1914 | boys | 1,880 | #67 |
| 1914 | girls | 18 | #1541 |
| 1913 | boys | 1,527 | #65 |
| 1913 | girls | 23 | #1151 |
| 1912 | boys | 1,325 | #63 |
| 1912 | girls | 13 | #1540 |
| 1911 | boys | 928 | #47 |
| 1911 | girls | 6 | #2191 |
| 1910 | boys | 888 | #39 |
| 1910 | girls | 13 | #1267 |
| 1909 | boys | 700 | #44 |
| 1909 | girls | 8 | #1607 |
| 1908 | boys | 644 | #46 |
| 1908 | girls | 5 | #2101 |
| 1907 | boys | 631 | #43 |
| 1907 | girls | 8 | #1512 |
| 1906 | boys | 552 | #43 |
| 1906 | girls | 6 | #1727 |
| 1905 | boys | 620 | #39 |
| 1905 | girls | 8 | #1420 |
| 1904 | boys | 603 | #40 |
| 1904 | girls | 5 | #1877 |
| 1903 | boys | 552 | #41 |
| 1902 | boys | 559 | #41 |
| 1902 | girls | 7 | #1438 |
| 1901 | boys | 479 | #40 |
| 1901 | girls | 7 | #1339 |
| 1900 | boys | 821 | #34 |
| 1900 | girls | 11 | #1171 |
| 1899 | boys | 469 | #44 |
| 1898 | boys | 543 | #42 |
| 1897 | boys | 478 | #45 |
| 1897 | girls | 5 | #1555 |
| 1896 | boys | 518 | #43 |
| 1895 | boys | 487 | #43 |
| 1895 | girls | 5 | #1592 |
| 1894 | boys | 507 | #43 |
| 1894 | girls | 8 | #1136 |
| 1893 | boys | 481 | #43 |
| 1893 | girls | 7 | #1175 |
| 1892 | boys | 551 | #38 |
| 1891 | boys | 418 | #43 |
| 1890 | boys | 489 | #41 |
| 1890 | girls | 7 | #1099 |
| 1889 | boys | 486 | #40 |
| 1889 | girls | 6 | #1147 |
| 1888 | boys | 607 | #34 |
| 1888 | girls | 5 | #1276 |
| 1887 | boys | 463 | #38 |
| 1886 | boys | 519 | #34 |
| 1885 | boys | 492 | #35 |
| 1884 | boys | 533 | #33 |
| 1883 | boys | 476 | #33 |
| 1882 | boys | 555 | #30 |
| 1881 | boys | 481 | #31 |
| 1880 | boys | 457 | #36 |
Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.