Trend of the Popularity of Sam as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 423 male babies that were named Sam in the US, which was 0.03% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Sam peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2007 with a count of 614 babies, which was 0.03% of the total male babies born in the US in 2007.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Sam, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Sam.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Sam in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Sam in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Sam from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Sam as a Male Baby Name in the us

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	365	0.02
1981	384	0.02
1982	374	0.02
1983	360	0.02
1984	363	0.02
1985	348	0.02
1986	381	0.02
1987	483	0.03
1988	479	0.03
1989	503	0.03
1990	586	0.03
1991	591	0.03
1992	575	0.03
1993	561	0.03
1994	554	0.03
1995	569	0.03
1996	527	0.03
1997	484	0.03
1998	492	0.03
1999	498	0.03
2000	517	0.03
2001	554	0.03
2002	561	0.03
2003	577	0.03
2004	593	0.03
2005	557	0.03
2006	586	0.03
2007	614	0.03
2008	608	0.03
2009	581	0.03
2010	550	0.03
2011	545	0.03
2012	510	0.03
2013	480	0.03
2014	523	0.03
2015	523	0.03
2016	478	0.03
2017	527	0.03
2018	453	0.03
2019	442	0.03
2020	402	0.02
2021	412	0.02
2022	418	0.02
2023	403	0.02
2024	423	0.03