Samael vs Sam

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

Name A

Samael

Boy name · Rank #2900

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samael Sam
Current Rank #2900 #650
Total Births (all years) 488 126,795
Peak Year 2022 1918
Peak Year Births 62 2,505
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samael 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 — 4,517
1980ss — 4,040
1990ss 11 5,437
2000ss 69 5,748
2010ss 163 5,031
2020ss 245 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samael Sam
2014 5 523
2015 11 523
2016 15 478
2017 27 527
2018 24 453
2019 35 442
2020 33 402
2021 51 412
2022 62 418
2023 55 403
2024 44 423

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, 1998–2024.

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