Samire vs Sam

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

Name A

Samire

Boy name · Rank #12087

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samire Sam
Current Rank #12087 #650
Total Births (all years) 12 126,795
Peak Year 2022 1918
Peak Year Births 6 2,505
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2022 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samire 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 — 5,437
2000ss — 5,748
2010ss — 5,031
2020ss 12 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samire Sam
2014 — 523
2015 — 523
2016 — 478
2017 — 527
2018 — 453
2019 — 442
2020 — 402
2021 — 412
2022 6 418
2023 — 403
2024 6 423

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, 2022–2024.

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