Sam
Boy name · Persian origin
Sam meaning
Sam is a Persian name for boys that means precious coin, coins made of silver or gold.
Sam at a glance
- Used as
- Boy name
- Origin
- Persian
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سامAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (boy)
- #650 in 2024
Sam popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #36 | 457 |
| 1882 | #30 | 555 |
| 1890 | #41 | 489 |
| 1900 | #34 | 821 |
| 1910 | #39 | 888 |
| 1920 | #84 | 2,283 |
| 1930 | #110 | 1,668 |
| 1940 | #150 | 1,147 |
| 1950 | #207 | 956 |
| 1960 | #228 | 1,209 |
| 1970 | #320 | 600 |
| 1980 | #429 | 365 |
| 1990 | #397 | 586 |
| 2000 | #460 | 517 |
| 2010 | #471 | 550 |
| 2020 | #655 | 402 |
| 2024 | #650 | 423 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #36 | 457 |
| 1881 | #31 | 481 |
| 1882 | #30 | 555 |
| 1883 | #33 | 476 |
| 1884 | #33 | 533 |
| 1885 | #35 | 492 |
| 1886 | #34 | 519 |
| 1887 | #38 | 463 |
| 1888 | #34 | 607 |
| 1889 | #40 | 486 |
| 1890 | #41 | 489 |
| 1891 | #43 | 418 |
| 1892 | #38 | 551 |
| 1893 | #43 | 481 |
| 1894 | #43 | 507 |
| 1895 | #43 | 487 |
| 1896 | #43 | 518 |
| 1897 | #45 | 478 |
| 1898 | #42 | 543 |
| 1899 | #44 | 469 |
| 1900 | #34 | 821 |
| 1901 | #40 | 479 |
| 1902 | #41 | 559 |
| 1903 | #41 | 552 |
| 1904 | #40 | 603 |
| 1905 | #39 | 620 |
| 1906 | #43 | 552 |
| 1907 | #43 | 631 |
| 1908 | #46 | 644 |
| 1909 | #44 | 700 |
| 1910 | #39 | 888 |
| 1911 | #47 | 928 |
| 1912 | #63 | 1,325 |
| 1913 | #65 | 1,527 |
| 1914 | #67 | 1,880 |
| 1915 | #68 | 2,339 |
| 1916 | #74 | 2,313 |
| 1917 | #72 | 2,455 |
| 1918 | #75 | 2,505 |
| 1919 | #75 | 2,384 |
| 1920 | #84 | 2,283 |
| 1921 | #85 | 2,367 |
| 1922 | #84 | 2,349 |
| 1923 | #89 | 2,204 |
| 1924 | #91 | 2,123 |
| 1925 | #91 | 2,092 |
| 1926 | #92 | 2,033 |
| 1927 | #102 | 1,904 |
| 1928 | #109 | 1,759 |
| 1929 | #104 | 1,730 |
| 1930 | #110 | 1,668 |
| 1931 | #118 | 1,460 |
| 1932 | #119 | 1,454 |
| 1933 | #121 | 1,351 |
| 1934 | #127 | 1,321 |
| 1935 | #126 | 1,364 |
| 1936 | #131 | 1,236 |
| 1937 | #132 | 1,213 |
| 1938 | #141 | 1,162 |
| 1939 | #145 | 1,121 |
| 1940 | #150 | 1,147 |
| 1941 | #150 | 1,191 |
| 1942 | #152 | 1,280 |
| 1943 | #153 | 1,322 |
| 1944 | #157 | 1,212 |
| 1945 | #161 | 1,137 |
| 1946 | #164 | 1,304 |
| 1947 | #169 | 1,416 |
| 1948 | #176 | 1,238 |
| 1949 | #188 | 1,104 |
| 1950 | #207 | 956 |
| 1951 | #201 | 1,034 |
| 1952 | #215 | 940 |
| 1953 | #229 | 880 |
| 1954 | #238 | 873 |
| 1955 | #238 | 874 |
| 1956 | #238 | 951 |
| 1957 | #232 | 1,069 |
| 1958 | #225 | 1,177 |
| 1959 | #214 | 1,298 |
| 1960 | #228 | 1,209 |
| 1961 | #229 | 1,192 |
| 1962 | #236 | 1,071 |
| 1963 | #236 | 1,016 |
| 1964 | #248 | 955 |
| 1965 | #267 | 774 |
| 1966 | #284 | 678 |
| 1967 | #299 | 607 |
| 1968 | #320 | 567 |
| 1969 | #318 | 583 |
| 1970 | #320 | 600 |
| 1971 | #340 | 541 |
| 1972 | #346 | 497 |
| 1973 | #351 | 476 |
| 1974 | #366 | 437 |
| 1975 | #377 | 420 |
| 1976 | #388 | 398 |
| 1977 | #418 | 357 |
| 1978 | #377 | 417 |
| 1979 | #410 | 374 |
| 1980 | #429 | 365 |
| 1981 | #425 | 384 |
| 1982 | #433 | 374 |
| 1983 | #434 | 360 |
| 1984 | #444 | 363 |
| 1985 | #461 | 348 |
| 1986 | #441 | 381 |
| 1987 | #392 | 483 |
| 1988 | #413 | 479 |
| 1989 | #414 | 503 |
| 1990 | #397 | 586 |
| 1991 | #383 | 591 |
| 1992 | #400 | 575 |
| 1993 | #414 | 561 |
| 1994 | #411 | 554 |
| 1995 | #404 | 569 |
| 1996 | #428 | 527 |
| 1997 | #454 | 484 |
| 1998 | #457 | 492 |
| 1999 | #459 | 498 |
| 2000 | #460 | 517 |
| 2001 | #437 | 554 |
| 2002 | #442 | 561 |
| 2003 | #436 | 577 |
| 2004 | #437 | 593 |
| 2005 | #460 | 557 |
| 2006 | #461 | 586 |
| 2007 | #453 | 614 |
| 2008 | #456 | 608 |
| 2009 | #469 | 581 |
| 2010 | #471 | 550 |
| 2011 | #481 | 545 |
| 2012 | #517 | 510 |
| 2013 | #552 | 480 |
| 2014 | #532 | 523 |
| 2015 | #546 | 523 |
| 2016 | #579 | 478 |
| 2017 | #537 | 527 |
| 2018 | #604 | 453 |
| 2019 | #617 | 442 |
| 2020 | #655 | 402 |
| 2021 | #658 | 412 |
| 2022 | #658 | 418 |
| 2023 | #674 | 403 |
| 2024 | #650 | 423 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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Meaning source: MuslimNames.com via the CC0 Muslim Names Dataset.
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