Samwise — #4988 US boys' name
177 babies named Samwise in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 65% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Samwise was born in this single decade.
22 babies were named Samwise in 2021 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Samwise
The Social Security Administration has registered 177 babies named Samwise between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samwise currently holds the #4988 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 22 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Samwise performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 81 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samwise shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Samwise 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 177 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.
Samwise at a glance
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Current rank
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Samwise popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002
- Peak year (2021)
- 22
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
Currently ranks #4988 among boys.
177 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2021 with 22 births in a single year.
Samwise by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 81 births that decade — 46% of Samwise's all-time total
Samwise decade highlights
- Peak decade 81 births
- Runner-up 74 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Samwise's strongest decade
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 46% of all-time use.
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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, 2002–2024 (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.