Samuel vs Sam
Side-by-side comparison of Samuel and Sam - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.
Which name is more popular?
| Metric | Samuel | Sam |
| Current Rank | #17 | #650 |
| Total Births (all years) | 820,196 | 127,234 |
| Peak Year | 2001 | 1918 |
| Peak Year Births | 14,813 | 2,506 |
| Peak Decade | 2000s | 1920s |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| First Recorded Year | 1880 | 1880 |
Births by Decade
| Decade | Samuel | Sam |
| 1880s | 9,129 | 5,069 |
| 1890s | 7,857 | 4,941 |
| 1900s | 8,149 | 6,161 |
| 1910s | 34,166 | 18,544 |
| 1920s | 43,362 | 20,844 |
| 1930s | 32,135 | 13,350 |
| 1940s | 43,129 | 12,351 |
| 1950s | 53,767 | 10,052 |
| 1960s | 44,247 | 8,657 |
| 1970s | 48,099 | 4,516 |
| 1980s | 73,456 | 4,038 |
| 1990s | 125,597 | 5,437 |
| 2000s | 138,647 | 5,752 |
| 2010s | 108,128 | 5,034 |
| 2020s | 50,328 | 2,488 |
Recent Annual Births (2014–present)
| Year | Samuel | Sam |
| 2014 | 11,029 | 523 |
| 2015 | 10,905 | 523 |
| 2016 | 10,621 | 478 |
| 2017 | 10,449 | 528 |
| 2018 | 9,854 | 453 |
| 2019 | 9,322 | 443 |
| 2020 | 8,594 | 402 |
| 2021 | 8,580 | 412 |
| 2022 | 8,427 | 418 |
| 2023 | 8,038 | 403 |
| 2024 | 8,355 | 425 |
| 2025 | 8,334 | 428 |