Names / Boy names
Sam
Current rank
#647
holding steady
All-time peak
#30
in 1882
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
128,800
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #30 in 1882 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Recorded as a boys' name, Sam first appears in 1880. It currently ranks #647 and is holding steady. It peaked in 1882 at #30. Over 128,800 have carried it since records began.