Popularity in the United States

1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 0.600% 0.480% 0.360% 0.240% 0.120% 1880 2023
         

Numbers

 Sam (masculine) 
 Year   Rank   Percent Used 
2023 #671 0.022
2022 #658 0.022
2021 #658 0.022
2020 #654 0.022
2019 #617 0.023
2018 #604 0.023
2017 #538 0.027
2016 #579 0.024
2015 #546 0.026
2014 #532 0.026
2013 #553 0.024
2012 #517 0.025
2011 #481 0.027
2010 #471 0.027
2009 #470 0.027
2008 #456 0.028
2007 #452 0.028
2006 #461 0.027
2005 #460 0.026
2004 #437 0.028
2003 #436 0.027
2002 #442 0.027
2001 #437 0.027
2000 #460 0.025
1999 #459 0.024
1998 #457 0.024
1997 #454 0.024
1996 #428 0.026
1995 #404 0.028
1994 #411 0.027
1993 #414 0.027
1992 #400 0.027
1991 #384 0.028
1990 #396 0.027
1989 #414 0.024
1988 #413 0.024
1987 #392 0.025
1986 #441 0.020
1985 #461 0.018
1984 #441 0.019
1983 #434 0.019
1982 #433 0.020
1981 #425 0.021
1980 #429 0.020
1979 #408 0.021
1978 #379 0.024
1977 #418 0.021
1976 #388 0.024
1975 #377 0.026
1974 #366 0.027
1973 #351 0.030
1972 #346 0.030
1971 #340 0.030
1970 #321 0.031
1969 #318 0.032
1968 #320 0.032
1967 #299 0.034
1966 #285 0.037
1965 #267 0.041
1964 #248 0.047
1963 #236 0.049
1962 #236 0.051
1961 #229 0.055
1960 #228 0.056
1959 #213 0.060
1958 #224 0.055
1957 #231 0.049
1956 #238 0.044
1955 #237 0.042
1954 #238 0.042
1953 #229 0.044
1952 #215 0.048
1951 #201 0.054
1950 #207 0.053
1949 #188 0.061
1948 #176 0.070
1947 #169 0.076
1946 #164 0.079
1945 #161 0.083
1944 #157 0.087
1943 #153 0.091
1942 #152 0.091
1941 #150 0.095
1940 #150 0.097
1939 #145 0.099
1938 #141 0.102
1937 #132 0.111
1936 #131 0.116
1935 #126 0.128
1934 #127 0.125
1933 #121 0.132
1932 #120 0.135
1931 #118 0.136
1930 #110 0.148
1929 #105 0.156
1928 #109 0.154
1927 #102 0.164
1926 #92 0.177
1925 #91 0.182
1924 #91 0.182
1923 #89 0.195
1922 #84 0.209
1921 #85 0.208
1920 #84 0.207
1919 #75 0.235
1918 #75 0.239
1917 #72 0.256
1916 #74 0.251
1915 #68 0.266
1914 #67 0.275
1913 #65 0.285
1912 #63 0.293
1911 #47 0.384
1910 #39 0.426
1909 #44 0.396
1908 #46 0.387
1907 #43 0.398
1906 #43 0.383
1905 #39 0.433
1904 #40 0.435
1903 #41 0.427
1902 #41 0.421
1901 #40 0.414
1900 #34 0.506
1899 #44 0.407
1898 #42 0.411
1897 #45 0.392
1896 #43 0.401
1895 #43 0.385
1894 #43 0.406
1893 #43 0.397
1892 #38 0.419
1891 #43 0.383
1890 #41 0.409
1889 #40 0.408
1888 #34 0.467
1887 #38 0.424
1886 #34 0.436
1885 #35 0.424
1884 #33 0.434
1883 #33 0.423
1882 #30 0.455
1881 #31 0.444
1880 #36 0.386