Girls' name · since 2001
Samsam
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 55 babies named Samsam, peaking in 2005. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #33,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samsam is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 55 have been recorded since 2001.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samsam has been recorded 55 times among girls since 2001, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2019.
- #33,967 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 55 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samsam ranks #33,967 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 55 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #33,967 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 55
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samsam's 55 recorded births place it above 52.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samsam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samsam's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 58% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 42%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samsam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2019
- Peak year (2005)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
Samsam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (32 births, 58% of the file).
2010s was Samsam's strongest decade.
32 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Samsam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2010s
2010s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 32 births (58% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samsam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2001–2019 (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 Samsam 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.