Sam has been given to about 128,810 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1918, which makes it a Edwardian name.
Sam ranks 647th among American boys in 2025, with 452 born that year. Its best year was 1918, when 2,529 babies were given the name, ranking 75th. The typical living American called Sam is about 62 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.