The baby name Sam appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 1918 with 3,185 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Sam has become less common than it once was.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,132 |
| 1911 | 1,101 |
| 1912 | 1,602 |
| 1913 | 7 |
| 1913 | 1,658 |
| 1914 | 2,094 |
| 1915 | 6 |
| 1915 | 2,616 |
| 1916 | 5 |
| 1916 | 2,862 |
| 1917 | 3,110 |
| 1918 | 3,185 |
| 1919 | 16 |
| 1919 | 3,044 |
| 1920 | 10 |
| 1920 | 2,884 |
| 1921 | 5 |
| 1921 | 2,922 |
| 1922 | 7 |
| 1922 | 2,930 |
| 1923 | 5 |
| 1923 | 2,722 |
| 1924 | 10 |
| 1924 | 2,644 |
| 1925 | 5 |
| 1925 | 2,608 |
| 1926 | 2,620 |
| 1927 | 2,274 |
| 1928 | 8 |
| 1928 | 2,162 |
| 1929 | 6 |
| 1929 | 2,119 |
| 1930 | 2,389 |
| 1931 | 2,068 |
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1932 | 1,775 |
| 1933 | 1,665 |
| 1934 | 1,594 |
| 1935 | 1,655 |
| 1936 | 5 |
| 1936 | 1,544 |
| 1937 | 1,461 |
| 1938 | 1,372 |
| 1939 | 1,357 |
| 1940 | 1,468 |
| 1941 | 1,518 |
| 1942 | 1,620 |
| 1943 | 1,653 |
| 1944 | 1,477 |
| 1945 | 1,343 |
| 1946 | 1,485 |
| 1947 | 1,695 |
| 1948 | 1,513 |
| 1949 | 1,350 |
| 1950 | 1,164 |
| 1951 | 1,127 |
| 1952 | 1,059 |
| 1953 | 991 |
| 1954 | 974 |
| 1955 | 1,136 |
| 1956 | 1,264 |
| 1957 | 1,346 |
| 1958 | 1,503 |
| 1959 | 1,587 |
| 1960 | 1,465 |
| 1961 | 1,371 |
| 1962 | 1,341 |
| 1963 | 1,315 |
| 1964 | 1,179 |
| 1965 | 1,004 |
| 1966 | 797 |
| 1967 | 711 |
| 1968 | 689 |
| 1969 | 612 |
| 1970 | 588 |
| 1971 | 544 |
| 1972 | 524 |
| 1973 | 465 |
| 1974 | 460 |
| 1975 | 354 |
| 1976 | 442 |
| 1977 | 364 |
| 1978 | 442 |
| 1979 | 370 |
| 1980 | 329 |
| 1981 | 342 |
| 1982 | 353 |
| 1983 | 317 |
| 1984 | 260 |
| 1985 | 314 |
| 1986 | 311 |
| 1987 | 421 |
| 1988 | 403 |
| 1989 | 407 |
| 1990 | 501 |
| 1991 | 505 |
| 1992 | 617 |
| 1993 | 497 |
| 1994 | 503 |
| 1995 | 514 |
| 1996 | 484 |
| 1997 | 427 |
| 1998 | 444 |
| 1999 | 465 |
| 2000 | 528 |
| 2001 | 613 |
| 2002 | 562 |
| 2003 | 585 |
| 2004 | 606 |
| 2005 | 563 |
| 2006 | 597 |
| 2007 | 571 |
| 2008 | 613 |
| 2009 | 572 |
| 2010 | 513 |
| 2011 | 491 |
| 2012 | 493 |
| 2013 | 473 |
| 2014 | 514 |
| 2015 | 551 |
| 2016 | 543 |
| 2017 | 575 |
| 2018 | 484 |
| 2019 | 473 |
| 2020 | 307 |
| 2021 | 436 |
| 2022 | 374 |
| 2023 | 348 |
| 2024 | 384 |