Sam remains a common boys' name (#647 in 2025), down from a peak of #30 in 1882.
Sam is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #647 among boys (428) and #5,370 among girls (24) — overall #1,258 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 452 | 452 | #5,370 | #647 |
| 2024 | 443 | 443 | #6,602 | #650 |
| 2023 | 414 | 414 | #9,498 | #676 |
| 2022 | 436 | 436 | #6,668 | #658 |
| 2021 | 431 | 431 | #6,376 | #659 |
| 2020 | 414 | 414 | #8,865 | #655 |
| 2019 | 457 | 457 | #8,072 | #618 |
| 2018 | 466 | 466 | #8,533 | #604 |
| 2017 | 540 | 540 | #9,254 | #537 |
| 2016 | 495 | 495 | #7,179 | #580 |
| 2015 | 535 | 535 | #9,393 | #547 |
| 2014 | 536 | 536 | #8,881 | #536 |
| 2013 | 494 | 494 | #8,504 | #553 |
| 2012 | 515 | 515 | #19,058 | #518 |
| 2011 | 560 | 560 | #8,548 | #481 |
| 2010 | 562 | 562 | #9,694 | #472 |
| 2009 | 597 | 602 | #8,384 | #469 |
| 2008 | 629 | 629 | #6,526 | #459 |
| 2007 | 624 | 624 | #12,474 | #452 |
| 2006 | 602 | 607 | #7,786 | #461 |
| 2005 | 569 | 569 | #9,347 | #460 |
| 2004 | 602 | 602 | #13,911 | #437 |
| 2003 | 577 | 577 | — | #436 |
| 2002 | 561 | 566 | — | #442 |
| 2001 | 564 | 564 | #9,957 | #438 |
| 2000 | 523 | 523 | #14,664 | #460 |
| 1999 | 504 | 504 | #14,080 | #460 |
| 1998 | 492 | 498 | — | #458 |
| 1997 | 489 | — | #15,634 | #458 |
| 1996 | 535 | — | #10,341 | #428 |
| 1995 | 569 | — | — | #404 |
| 1994 | 554 | — | — | #414 |
| 1993 | 573 | — | #7,380 | #415 |
| 1992 | 575 | — | — | #401 |
| 1991 | 598 | — | #11,237 | #384 |
| 1990 | 591 | — | #14,744 | #397 |
| 1989 | 508 | — | #14,035 | #415 |
| 1988 | 485 | — | #11,445 | #413 |
| 1987 | 489 | — | #10,971 | #393 |
| 1986 | 389 | — | #8,329 | #441 |
| 1985 | 359 | — | #6,360 | #461 |
| 1984 | 369 | — | #10,088 | #444 |
| 1983 | 371 | — | #6,136 | #434 |
| 1982 | 380 | — | #8,986 | #433 |
| 1981 | 384 | — | — | #426 |
| 1980 | 376 | — | #5,826 | #429 |
| 1979 | 381 | — | #8,775 | #410 |
| 1978 | 424 | — | #8,339 | #379 |
| 1977 | 362 | — | #10,896 | #418 |
| 1976 | 397 | — | — | #389 |
| 1975 | 430 | — | #6,344 | #376 |
| 1974 | 442 | — | #8,495 | #366 |
| 1973 | 482 | — | #8,192 | #351 |
| 1972 | 503 | — | #8,026 | #346 |
| 1971 | 551 | — | #5,443 | #341 |
| 1970 | 613 | — | #4,436 | #321 |
| 1969 | 591 | — | #5,861 | #318 |
| 1968 | 576 | — | #5,538 | #320 |
| 1967 | 618 | — | #4,247 | #299 |
| 1966 | 692 | — | #3,512 | #285 |
| 1965 | 790 | — | #3,238 | #267 |
| 1964 | 964 | — | #4,930 | #248 |
| 1963 | 1,026 | — | #4,834 | #236 |
| 1962 | 1,093 | — | #2,590 | #237 |
| 1961 | 1,211 | — | #3,163 | #229 |
| 1960 | 1,227 | — | #3,185 | #228 |
| 1959 | 1,311 | — | #3,590 | #214 |
| 1958 | 1,190 | — | #3,517 | #225 |
| 1957 | 1,079 | — | #4,159 | #232 |
| 1956 | 962 | — | #3,868 | #238 |
| 1955 | 885 | — | #3,749 | #239 |
| 1954 | 887 | — | #3,133 | #238 |
| 1953 | 892 | — | #3,442 | #229 |
| 1952 | 950 | — | #3,749 | #215 |
| 1951 | 1,049 | — | #2,791 | #201 |
| 1950 | 966 | — | #3,630 | #207 |
| 1949 | 1,112 | — | #4,181 | #188 |
| 1948 | 1,248 | — | #3,561 | #176 |
| 1947 | 1,424 | — | #4,286 | #169 |
| 1946 | 1,312 | — | #3,938 | #164 |
| 1945 | 1,144 | — | #3,966 | #161 |
| 1944 | 1,222 | — | #3,110 | #157 |
| 1943 | 1,337 | — | #2,432 | #153 |
| 1942 | 1,297 | — | #2,190 | #152 |
| 1941 | 1,203 | — | #2,647 | #150 |
| 1940 | 1,157 | — | #2,927 | #150 |
| 1939 | 1,130 | — | #3,111 | #145 |
| 1938 | 1,177 | — | #2,207 | #141 |
| 1937 | 1,226 | — | #2,433 | #132 |
| 1936 | 1,255 | — | #1,790 | #131 |
| 1935 | 1,374 | — | #2,901 | #126 |
| 1934 | 1,328 | — | #3,751 | #127 |
| 1933 | 1,369 | — | #1,894 | #121 |
| 1932 | 1,472 | — | #1,940 | #120 |
| 1931 | 1,480 | — | #1,795 | #118 |
| 1930 | 1,685 | — | #2,094 | #110 |
| 1929 | 1,760 | — | #1,414 | #105 |
| 1928 | 1,791 | — | #1,392 | #109 |
| 1927 | 1,927 | — | #1,818 | #102 |
| 1926 | 2,055 | — | #1,875 | #92 |
| 1925 | 2,117 | — | #1,738 | #91 |
| 1924 | 2,153 | — | #1,563 | #91 |
| 1923 | 2,228 | — | #1,775 | #89 |
| 1922 | 2,377 | — | #1,607 | #84 |
| 1921 | 2,393 | — | #1,718 | #85 |
| 1920 | 2,306 | — | #1,804 | #84 |
| 1919 | 2,420 | — | #1,295 | #75 |
| 1918 | 2,529 | — | #1,745 | #75 |
| 1917 | 2,468 | — | #2,408 | #72 |
| 1916 | 2,336 | — | #1,626 | #74 |
| 1915 | 2,366 | — | #1,395 | #68 |
| 1914 | 1,898 | — | #1,595 | #67 |
| 1913 | 1,550 | — | #1,170 | #65 |
| 1912 | 1,338 | — | #1,610 | #63 |
| 1911 | 934 | — | #2,422 | #47 |
| 1910 | 901 | — | #1,326 | #40 |
| 1909 | 708 | — | #1,740 | #44 |
| 1908 | 649 | — | #2,381 | #46 |
| 1907 | 639 | — | #1,622 | #43 |
| 1906 | 558 | — | #1,921 | #43 |
| 1905 | 628 | — | #1,518 | #39 |
| 1904 | 608 | — | #2,132 | #40 |
| 1903 | 552 | — | — | #41 |
| 1902 | 566 | — | #1,570 | #41 |
| 1901 | 486 | — | #1,447 | #41 |
| 1900 | 832 | — | #1,215 | #34 |
| 1899 | 469 | — | — | #44 |
| 1898 | 543 | — | — | #42 |
| 1897 | 483 | — | #1,765 | #45 |
| 1896 | 518 | — | — | #43 |
| 1895 | 492 | — | #1,777 | #43 |
| 1894 | 515 | — | #1,221 | #43 |
| 1893 | 488 | — | #1,269 | #43 |
| 1892 | 551 | — | — | #38 |
| 1891 | 418 | — | — | #43 |
| 1890 | 496 | — | #1,185 | #41 |
| 1889 | 492 | — | #1,255 | #40 |
| 1888 | 612 | — | #1,450 | #34 |
| 1887 | 463 | — | — | #39 |
| 1886 | 519 | — | — | #34 |
| 1885 | 492 | — | — | #35 |
| 1884 | 533 | — | — | #33 |
| 1883 | 476 | — | — | #33 |
| 1882 | 555 | — | — | #30 |
| 1881 | 481 | — | — | #32 |
| 1880 | 457 | — | — | #36 |