Samual vs Sam

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

Name A

Samual

Boy name · Rank #6177

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samual Sam
Current Rank #6177 #650
Total Births (all years) 5,584 126,795
Peak Year 1997 1918
Peak Year Births 127 2,505
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samual Sam
1880ss 58 5,069
1890ss 24 4,941
1900ss 59 6,161
1910ss 177 18,544
1920ss 340 20,844
1930ss 301 13,350
1940ss 315 12,351
1950ss 386 10,052
1960ss 412 8,652
1970ss 479 4,517
1980ss 656 4,040
1990ss 974 5,437
2000ss 904 5,748
2010ss 392 5,031
2020ss 107 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samual Sam
2014 20 523
2015 37 523
2016 33 478
2017 23 527
2018 33 453
2019 33 442
2020 33 402
2021 20 412
2022 13 418
2023 27 403
2024 14 423

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, 1880–2024.

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