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Sam

Pronounced /ˈsæm/

Rank in 2024
#6,409
Born in 2024
18
Peak year
1919 · #1271
Origin
Not recorded
Also recorded for boys:423 in 2024 (#650)

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 18 girls were named Sam, about 1 in every 89,622.
  • It peaked in 1919 with 36 babies, ranked #1271.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1888.
  • 1,552 girls have been named Sam since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Sam per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 451 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 279 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 227 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 138 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Millennials: 92 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Z: 138 babies, 0.00 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 173 babies, 0.01 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

  • A diminutive of the male given names Samuel and Samson.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Samantha.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/ˈsæm/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Sam, CC BY-SA 4.0.