Over the past 110 years, 117 girls and 104 846 boys have been named Sam. The name Sam ranks 8205th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Sam in 1913. The peak of popularity of the name Sam came in the 1920s and 1930s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.