Sam

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Hebrew	Either	god's word
Christian	Either	god's word
Mormon	Boy	Prophet in the Book of Mormon
Belgian	Boy	God has heard
Jewish	Boy	God has heard

Fun Facts about the name Sam

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Mas

Scrabble Score

5 points

Dictionary Definition

a. defined as: "Together."

Similar & Rhyming Names

ShahenInamGa-RamBinghamNilam

Popularity of Sam

Popularity Analysis

The name Sam first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1882 when it reached rank #30. It broke into the top 100 for 47 years. As of 2024, it ranked #651.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2024	651	Male	0.0229%
2023	675	Male	0.0219%
2022	658	Male	0.0223%
2021	659	Male	0.0220%
2020	653	Male	0.0219%
2019	618	Male	0.0230%
2018	603	Male	0.0234%
2017	539	Male	0.0266%
2016	581	Male	0.0236%
2015	549	Male	0.0255%
2014	534	Male	0.0255%
2013	554	Male	0.0236%
2012	518	Male	0.0251%
2011	483	Male	0.0268%
2010	477	Male	0.0267%
2009	468	Male	0.0276%
2008	458	Male	0.0278%
2007	452	Male	0.0277%
2006	462	Male	0.0267%
2005	461	Male	0.0261%
2004	439	Male	0.0280%
2003	436	Male	0.0275%
2002	442	Male	0.0270%
2001	439	Male	0.0267%
2000	462	Male	0.0245%
1999	461	Male	0.0242%
1998	459	Male	0.0241%
1997	458	Male	0.0241%
1996	429	Male	0.0262%
1995	404	Male	0.0283%
1994	415	Male	0.0272%
1993	414	Male	0.0272%
1992	400	Male	0.0274%
1991	384	Male	0.0278%
1990	396	Male	0.0272%
1989	415	Male	0.0240%
1988	413	Male	0.0240%
1987	396	Male	0.0246%
1986	441	Male	0.0198%
1985	462	Male	0.0181%
1984	444	Male	0.0193%
1983	434	Male	0.0193%
1982	433	Male	0.0198%
1981	427	Male	0.0205%
1980	429	Male	0.0196%
1979	409	Male	0.0210%
1978	381	Male	0.0243%
1977	418	Male	0.0208%
1976	387	Male	0.0243%
1975	378	Male	0.0258%
1974	366	Male	0.0266%
1973	350	Male	0.0296%
1972	346	Male	0.0296%
1971	341	Male	0.0297%
1970	321	Male	0.0316%
1969	319	Male	0.0319%
1968	320	Male	0.0318%
1967	297	Male	0.0343%
1966	286	Male	0.0371%
1965	267	Male	0.0408%
1964	248	Male	0.0472%
1963	236	Male	0.0493%
1962	237	Male	0.0506%
1961	229	Male	0.0555%
1960	228	Male	0.0559%
1959	214	Male	0.0598%
1958	224	Male	0.0546%
1957	231	Male	0.0488%
1956	238	Male	0.0445%
1955	237	Male	0.0418%
1954	238	Male	0.0424%
1953	228	Male	0.0441%
1952	214	Male	0.0477%
1951	201	Male	0.0542%
1950	208	Male	0.0526%
1949	188	Male	0.0614%
1948	176	Male	0.0696%
1947	169	Male	0.0761%
1946	164	Male	0.0790%
1945	161	Male	0.0829%
1944	157	Male	0.0873%
1943	153	Male	0.0908%
1942	153	Male	0.0908%
1941	150	Male	0.0951%
1940	150	Male	0.0966%
1939	145	Male	0.0992%
1938	142	Male	0.1019%
1937	132	Male	0.1111%
1936	131	Male	0.1163%
1935	126	Male	0.1273%
1934	127	Male	0.1248%
1933	121	Male	0.1322%
1932	120	Male	0.1348%
1931	118	Male	0.1363%
1930	110	Male	0.1482%
1929	105	Male	0.1560%
1928	109	Male	0.1539%
1927	102	Male	0.1636%
1926	92	Male	0.1779%
1925	91	Male	0.1817%
1924	91	Male	0.1811%
1923	89	Male	0.1953%
1922	84	Male	0.2085%
1921	85	Male	0.2072%
1920	84	Male	0.2074%
1919	76	Male	0.2348%
1918	75	Male	0.2394%
1917	72	Male	0.2556%
1916	74	Male	0.2505%
1915	68	Male	0.2656%
1914	67	Male	0.2750%
1913	65	Male	0.2844%
1912	63	Male	0.2937%
1911	47	Male	0.3845%
1910	40	Male	0.4259%
1909	44	Male	0.3958%
1908	46	Male	0.3871%
1907	43	Male	0.3972%
1906	43	Male	0.3831%
1905	39	Male	0.4335%
1904	40	Male	0.4353%
1903	41	Male	0.4268%
1902	41	Male	0.4211%
1901	41	Male	0.4143%
1900	34	Male	0.5060%
1899	44	Male	0.4071%
1898	42	Male	0.4110%
1897	45	Male	0.3920%
1896	43	Male	0.4013%
1895	43	Male	0.3845%
1894	43	Male	0.4059%
1893	43	Male	0.3974%
1892	38	Male	0.4191%
1891	43	Male	0.3825%
1890	41	Male	0.4085%
1889	40	Male	0.4083%
1888	34	Male	0.4672%
1887	39	Male	0.4236%
1886	34	Male	0.4360%
1885	35	Male	0.4243%
1884	33	Male	0.4342%
1883	33	Male	0.4232%
1882	30	Male	0.4548%
1881	32	Male	0.4442%
1880	36	Male	0.3860%

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