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Samwise

100% boys · 20 born in 2025

Samwise has been given to about 198 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 195
Median age today6 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samwise per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2021 · 22
  • Born in 202520
  • All time198

How popular is Samwise?

Its best year was 2021, when 22 babies were given the name, ranking 4601st. The typical living American called Samwise is about 6 years old today.

Names that sound like Samwise

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sammie0.73
  2. Zaire0.59
  3. Marquise0.59
  4. Blaise0.57
  5. Samir0.53
  6. Sami0.53
  7. Jase0.52
  8. Samuel0.50

Middle names for Samwise

Ranked by flow score
  1. Samwise Paul0.83
  2. Samwise John0.83
  3. Samwise Blake0.82
  4. Samwise Wade0.82
  5. Samwise Ross0.82
  6. Samwise Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Samwise

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Matheobrother · 0.85
  2. Elowensister · 0.85
  3. Azaiahbrother · 0.85
  4. Kaisenbrother · 0.85
  5. Lakelynsister · 0.84
  6. Alaiyasister · 0.83

Where Samwise is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Samwise White0.78
    2. Samwise Nguyen0.78
    3. Samwise Moore0.78
    4. Samwise Hill0.78
    5. Samwise Hall0.78
    6. Samwise Brown0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Samwise

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.