Samay vs Sam

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

Name A

Samay

Boy name · Rank #3365

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samay Sam
Current Rank #3365 #650
Total Births (all years) 402 126,795
Peak Year 2024 1918
Peak Year Births 35 2,505
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samay 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 7 5,437
2000ss 141 5,748
2010ss 127 5,031
2020ss 127 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samay Sam
2014 14 523
2015 9 523
2016 17 478
2017 12 527
2018 13 453
2019 14 442
2020 21 402
2021 21 412
2022 25 418
2023 25 403
2024 35 423

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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