Samwise vs Sam

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

Name A

Samwise

Boy name · Rank #4988

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Name B

Sam

Boy name · Rank #650

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Metric Samwise Sam
Current Rank #4988 #650
Total Births (all years) 177 126,795
Peak Year 2021 1918
Peak Year Births 22 2,505
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2002 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samwise 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 22 5,748
2010ss 74 5,031
2020ss 81 2,058

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samwise Sam
2014 8 523
2015 13 523
2016 10 478
2017 9 527
2018 13 453
2019 15 442
2020 12 402
2021 22 412
2022 15 418
2023 12 403
2024 20 423

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, 2002–2024.

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