Sameer vs Sam

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

Name A

Sameer

Boy name · Rank #2101

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Sameer Sam
Current Rank #2101 #650
Total Births (all years) 3,343 126,795
Peak Year 2005 1918
Peak Year Births 136 2,505
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sameer 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 11 8,652
1970ss 236 4,517
1980ss 399 4,040
1990ss 570 5,437
2000ss 1,082 5,748
2010ss 723 5,031
2020ss 322 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sameer Sam
2014 87 523
2015 78 523
2016 66 478
2017 61 527
2018 71 453
2019 48 442
2020 64 402
2021 71 412
2022 59 418
2023 57 403
2024 71 423

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, 1968–2024.

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