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United States name statistics

Sam in United States

Estimated bearers

46,416

Country rank

#938

Per 100k

14

These figures are derived directly from official statistical agency data.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 98.8%Female 1.2%

Sam popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Sam, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 457
  2. 1881: 481
  3. 1882: 555
  4. 1883: 476
  5. 1884: 533
  6. 1885: 492
  7. 1886: 519
  8. 1887: 463
  9. 1888: 612
  10. 1889: 492
  11. 1890: 496
  12. 1891: 418
  13. 1892: 551
  14. 1893: 488
  15. 1894: 515
  16. 1895: 492
  17. 1896: 518
  18. 1897: 483
  19. 1898: 543
  20. 1899: 469
  21. 1900: 832
  22. 1901: 486
  23. 1902: 566
  24. 1903: 552
  25. 1904: 608
  26. 1905: 628
  27. 1906: 558
  28. 1907: 639
  29. 1908: 649
  30. 1909: 708
  31. 1910: 901
  32. 1911: 934
  33. 1912: 1,338
  34. 1913: 1,550
  35. 1914: 1,898
  36. 1915: 2,366
  37. 1916: 2,336
  38. 1917: 2,468
  39. 1918: 2,529
  40. 1919: 2,420
  41. 1920: 2,306
  42. 1921: 2,393
  43. 1922: 2,377
  44. 1923: 2,228
  45. 1924: 2,153
  46. 1925: 2,117
  47. 1926: 2,055
  48. 1927: 1,927
  49. 1928: 1,791
  50. 1929: 1,760
  51. 1930: 1,685
  52. 1931: 1,480
  53. 1932: 1,472
  54. 1933: 1,369
  55. 1934: 1,328
  56. 1935: 1,374
  57. 1936: 1,255
  58. 1937: 1,226
  59. 1938: 1,177
  60. 1939: 1,130
  61. 1940: 1,157
  62. 1941: 1,203
  63. 1942: 1,297
  64. 1943: 1,337
  65. 1944: 1,222
  66. 1945: 1,144
  67. 1946: 1,312
  68. 1947: 1,424
  69. 1948: 1,248
  70. 1949: 1,112
  71. 1950: 966
  72. 1951: 1,049
  73. 1952: 950
  74. 1953: 892
  75. 1954: 887
  76. 1955: 885
  77. 1956: 962
  78. 1957: 1,079
  79. 1958: 1,190
  80. 1959: 1,311
  81. 1960: 1,227
  82. 1961: 1,211
  83. 1962: 1,093
  84. 1963: 1,026
  85. 1964: 964
  86. 1965: 790
  87. 1966: 692
  88. 1967: 618
  89. 1968: 576
  90. 1969: 591
  91. 1970: 613
  92. 1971: 551
  93. 1972: 503
  94. 1973: 482
  95. 1974: 442
  96. 1975: 430
  97. 1976: 397
  98. 1977: 362
  99. 1978: 424
  100. 1979: 381
  101. 1980: 376
  102. 1981: 384
  103. 1982: 380
  104. 1983: 371
  105. 1984: 369
  106. 1985: 359
  107. 1986: 389
  108. 1987: 489
  109. 1988: 485
  110. 1989: 508
  111. 1990: 591
  112. 1991: 598
  113. 1992: 575
  114. 1993: 573
  115. 1994: 554
  116. 1995: 569
  117. 1996: 535
  118. 1997: 489
  119. 1998: 492
  120. 1999: 504
  121. 2000: 523
  122. 2001: 564
  123. 2002: 561
  124. 2003: 577
  125. 2004: 602
  126. 2005: 569
  127. 2006: 602
  128. 2007: 624
  129. 2008: 629
  130. 2009: 597
  131. 2010: 562
  132. 2011: 560
  133. 2012: 515
  134. 2013: 494
  135. 2014: 536
  136. 2015: 535
  137. 2016: 495
  138. 2017: 540
  139. 2018: 466
  140. 2019: 457
  141. 2020: 414
  142. 2021: 431
  143. 2022: 436
  144. 2023: 414
  145. 2024: 443
  146. 2025: 452

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Sam in United States?

An estimated 46,416 people in United States are named Sam. That works out to 1 in 7,151 residents.

Is Sam a common name in United States?

Sam ranks #938 among first names in United States.