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Baby name

Sam

Boy

Origin of the name

Sam is a short form of names such as Samuel or Samantha.

Classic name

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1918 was its best year: 2,506 births, or 1 baby in 866. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 146 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 647.
127,234births since 1880
1910sgeneration
No. 75rank at its peak, in 1918

Where babies named Sam are born

1918

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The darker the blue, the more common Sam is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sam is most common in Mississippi (3.5 times), South Carolina (2.5) and Alabama (2.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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Names from the same era

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