Boys' name · since 1972
Samad
Samad has 833 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2002 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 833
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
833 babies have been named Samad since 1972, making it today's #5684 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samad has been recorded 833 times among boys since 1972, currently ranked #5684 nationally and more common than 59% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #5,766 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #5,684 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 833 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samad ranks #5,766 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,684 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 833 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #5,766 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #5,684 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 833
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samad's 833 recorded births place it above 87.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
How Samad compares
833 Top 35% higher than 65% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Samad's all-time total is 126% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samad | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 833 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samad's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samad splits its recorded history at 2000: 60% of all births land in the more recent half, 40% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2002 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samad popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2002)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Samad by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (236 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Samad's strongest decade.
236 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Samad births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 39
1970s
39 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
163 births
- 2000s
2000s
236 births
- 2010s
2010s
177 births
- 2020s 83
2020s
83 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 236 births (28% of all-time use).
How Samad compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Samad's total volume
Samad by state
Where Samad concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 197 | 23.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 42 | 5.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
197 of 833 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Samad's data
- Samad's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (236 total births) through the 2020s (83) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New Jersey records the most Samads (197 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samad: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2002)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1972–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samad draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.