as a First Name
Short form of Samuel (or, less frequently, of Samson), and of Samantha, now also used as an independent given name, especially for boys. It is also found as a short form of the Arabic names Samīr and Samīra.
| 387th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 147,940
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Montana
- has the most people named Sam per capita
- 1910
- marked the height of its popularity
0.04%
99.96%
50%
55+
55+
27%
30-54
30-54
9%
13-29
13-29
14%
0-12
0-12
Top state populations
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