Sam - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sam \sam\ is a variant of Samantha.

The baby name Sam sounds like Sami, Syma, Samey, Sammi, Samma, Samya, Samia, Sima and Soma. Other similar baby names are Cam, Pam, Sal, San and Tam.

Sam is a common female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sam. Click here to compare Sam with related baby names.