Samad vs Sam

Side-by-side comparison of Samad and Sam — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Samad

Boy name · Rank #6540

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samad Sam
Current Rank #6540 #650
Total Births (all years) 817 126,795
Peak Year 2002 1918
Peak Year Births 29 2,505
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samad Sam
1880ss — 5,069
1890ss — 4,941
1900ss — 6,161
1910ss — 18,544
1920ss — 20,844
1930ss — 13,350
1940ss — 12,351
1950ss — 10,052
1960ss — 8,652
1970ss 39 4,517
1980ss 135 4,040
1990ss 163 5,437
2000ss 236 5,748
2010ss 177 5,031
2020ss 67 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samad Sam
2014 12 523
2015 23 523
2016 14 478
2017 16 527
2018 21 453
2019 18 442
2020 16 402
2021 10 412
2022 11 418
2023 17 403
2024 13 423

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1972–2024.

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