Sam

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 22% girls / 78% boys

Meaning

Sam is a unisex given name. It is often short for other names, such as Samuel or Samantha.

From Wikipedia

Sam first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 46 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2003 with 639 babies (rank #16 that year). It was not in the 2017 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sam

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sam yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

13,076

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

639

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In The Lord of the Rings: Samwise Gamgee — Frodo's loyal companion
In Marvel Cinematic Universe: Sam Wilson — the new Captain America
In Ted Lasso: Sam Obisanya — Nigerian defender

Famous people named Sam

Sam Worthingtonfilm actor · b. 1976
Sam Altmanprogrammer · b. 1985
Sam Rockwellmanufacturer · b. 1968
Sam Houstonpolitician · b. 1793
Sam Nujomaautobiographer · b. 1929

More popular boys' names

Other boys' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1966	2	#992
1967	2	#1,013
1968	2	#1,034
1970	4	#870
1973	1	#1,109
1974	1	#1,130
1975	6	#754
1976	3	#970
1977	3	#957
1978	15	#518
1979	5	#830
1980	13	#581
1981	6	#805
1982	20	#473
1983	20	#456
1984	18	#497
1985	27	#410
1986	46	#304
1987	47	#316
1988	45	#328
1989	85	#201
1990	86	#207
1991	89	#207
1992	143	#140
1993	162	#126
1994	192	#103
1995	210	#96
1996	241	#80
1997	293	#63
1998	392	#52
1999	430	#43
2000	541	#29
2001	565	#26
2002	559	#23
2003	639	#16
2004	606	#16
2005	451	#23
2006	462	#23
2007	445	#24
2008	496	#21
2009	440	#25
2010	443	#23
2011	457	#24
2012	480	#22
2013	495	#20
2014	493	#20