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 #6206

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samual Sam
Current Rank #6206 #650
Total Births (all years) 5,594 127,234
Peak Year 1997 1918
Peak Year Births 127 2,506
Peak Decade 1990s 1920s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samual Sam
1880s 58 5,069
1890s 24 4,941
1900s 59 6,161
1910s 177 18,544
1920s 340 20,844
1930s 301 13,350
1940s 315 12,351
1950s 386 10,052
1960s 411 8,657
1970s 478 4,516
1980s 656 4,038
1990s 974 5,437
2000s 904 5,752
2010s 392 5,034
2020s 119 2,488

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samual Sam
2014 20 523
2015 37 523
2016 33 478
2017 23 528
2018 33 453
2019 33 443
2020 33 402
2021 20 412
2022 13 418
2023 27 403
2024 14 425
2025 12 428

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, 1880–2025.

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