Boys' name · since 2002
Samwise
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 198 babies named Samwise, peaking in 2021. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,988 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
198 babies have been named Samwise since 2002, making it today's #4988 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samwise has been recorded 198 times among boys since 2002, currently ranked #4988 nationally and more common than 64% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #13,044 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,988 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 198 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samwise ranks #13,044 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,988 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 198 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13,044 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,988 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 198
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Samwise's 198 recorded births place it above 71.31% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Samwise compares
198 38th percentile among 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
Samwise's all-time total is 46% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samwise | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 198 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samwise's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samwise's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samwise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Samwise by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (102 births, 52% of the file).
2020s was Samwise's strongest decade.
102 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Samwise births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
74 births
- 2020s
2020s
102 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 102 births (52% of all-time use).
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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, 2002–2025 (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 Samwise 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.