US rank #11445 Boys' name Peak 1996 43 births

Sameh — #11445 US boys' name

43 babies named Sameh in U.S. Social Security records since 1995, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s162000s152010s62020s6
#11445
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 20% of names given to boys today.

1990s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Sameh was born in this single decade.

1996
Single peak year

6 babies were named Sameh in 1996 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sameh

The Social Security Administration has registered 43 babies named Sameh between 1995 and 2024, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sameh currently holds the #11445 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1996, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sameh performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sameh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sameh 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 43 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.

Sameh at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

43

Since 1995

30 years of records

Peak year

1996

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#11,445

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1995

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sameh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1995

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1996)
6
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
4.555.566.5 20242019200820052002199819961995 5

Sameh by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
16 births that decade — 37% of Sameh's all-time total
1990s162000s152010s62020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sameh?
43 babies have been named Sameh since 1995. It currently ranks #11445 among boys. The peak year was 1996 with 6 births.
When was Sameh most popular?
Sameh was most popular in the 1990s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1996.
How long has the name Sameh been used?
Sameh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1995, spanning 30 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sameh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1995–2024 (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.