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♂ Sam
What does Sam mean?
Sam 
▼ as a boys' name (also used less regularly as girls' name Sam). Nickname of Samuel or Samson, sometimes used as an independent name. "Uncle Sam" has been the personal face of the American government for over a century. Playwright Sam Shepard; actor Sam Waterson; singer Sammy Davis, Jr.
STARTS WITH Sa-
Variations
VARIANTS Samm, Sammey, Sammie▼, Samy
OTHER FORMS VIA SAMSON, SAMUEL Sammy▼, Sansom, Shem
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sam Kanan (S.K.), ..
How popular is Sam?
Sam is a very popular first name for men (#192 out of 1220, Top 16%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#3413 out of 150436, Top 2%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Sam reached its top rank of #34 in the U.S. in the 1880s, and is currently at #603. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Sammie, Sammy (#1477 LAST YEAR), Samson (#547) and Samuel (#21) are the popular variation forms of Sam (#603) ranked in the Top 2000. These relations of Sam were favored by parents a century ago (AVERAGE #981) and are now significantly less conventional (#929, DOWN 54%), with forms such as Sammy becoming less trendy. Samuel has historically been preferred by parents, although Samson seems to be gaining popularity too.
Similar Names
Sam▼ is pronounced similarly to Sim▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Cam, Ham, Kam, Ram, Sal, Sami and Tam. These names tend to be less commonly used than Sam.
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