Recorded 1984–2023 Boys' name Peak 1991 75 births

Saam — boys' name

75 babies named Saam in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s82000s122010s262020s24
2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Saam was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

8 babies were named Saam in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saam

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Saam between 1984 and 2023, spanning 40 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saam currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saam performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Saam shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Saam in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saam in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 75 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saam at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

75

Since 1984

40 years of records

Peak year

1991

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1984

Recorded for 40 years

Last year on file: 2023

Saam popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1984

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1991)
8
Annual births at peak — across 40 years of records
456789 202320222021202020192018201120102004200319911984 5

Saam by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
26 births that decade — 35% of Saam's all-time total
1980s51990s82000s122010s262020s24

Saam by state

Where Saam concentrates geographically — total births since 1984

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Saam
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 8.0%
California share of Saam's total US births 8.0%

6 of 75 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saam?
75 babies have been named Saam since 1984. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1991 with 8 births.
When was Saam most popular?
Saam was most popular in the 2010s decade with 26 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Saam most popular?
The top states for the name Saam are California (6 births).
How long has the name Saam been used?
Saam has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 40 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Saam?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1984–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.