Samer vs Sam

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

Name A

Samer

Boy name · Rank #7844

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samer Sam
Current Rank #7844 #650
Total Births (all years) 1,443 126,795
Peak Year 1994 1918
Peak Year Births 53 2,505
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samer 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 16 8,652
1970ss 173 4,517
1980ss 327 4,040
1990ss 436 5,437
2000ss 302 5,748
2010ss 138 5,031
2020ss 51 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samer Sam
2014 16 523
2015 18 523
2016 — 478
2017 16 527
2018 15 453
2019 7 442
2020 — 402
2021 12 412
2022 13 418
2023 16 403
2024 10 423

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, 1966–2024.

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