Samil vs Sam

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

Name A

Samil

Boy name · Rank #8006

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samil Sam
Current Rank #8006 #650
Total Births (all years) 135 126,795
Peak Year 2012 1918
Peak Year Births 13 2,505
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1999 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samil 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 8 5,437
2000ss 20 5,748
2010ss 77 5,031
2020ss 30 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samil Sam
2014 10 523
2015 8 523
2016 10 478
2017 9 527
2018 7 453
2019 7 442
2020 6 402
2021 8 412
2022 — 418
2023 6 403
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, 1999–2024.

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