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♀ Sam (girl)
What does Sam mean?
Sam 
as a girls' name (also used more widely as boys' name Sam). Sam means "God heard". Sam is a variant form of Samantha (English, Hebrew): feminine of Samuel.
STARTS WITH Sam-
Variations
RELATIONS VIA SAMANTHA Samey, Sami, Sammee, Sammey, Sammie▼
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sam Aliza (S.A.), ..
How popular is Sam?
Sam is a somewhat popular first name for females (#2381 out of 4276, Top 56%) and an even more popular surname for both adults and children (#3413 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Sam reached its apex rank of #1507 in the U.S. in the 1910s, but is not found in the list at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Samantha (#60 IN 2018) and Sammie are the prominent variation forms of Sam listed in the Top 2000. These relations of Sam reached the peak of their popularity in the year 1990 (AVERAGE #1335) and have become significantly less popular since (#1353, 83.1% LESS USAGE), with versions like Samantha becoming less stylish.
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Cam, Pam▼, Sal, San and Tam. These names tend to be less commonly used than Sam.
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