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 [ 1 syll. sam, sa-m ] The boy name Sam is also used as a girl name, but it is much more common for boys. Its pronunciation is SAEM KEY. Sam is largely used in the English language, and its origin is English and Hebrew. Sam is a short form of the name Sampson (English). Sam is also an English short form of the name Samuel (English, French, and German). Sam is also an English short form of the name Samson (English and German). See also the related form, Samantha (English, French, and German). Sam is a classic favorite. Currently it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though it was in more widespread use in the past. In 1900, 0.506% of baby boys were given the name Sam. Its ranking then was #34. The baby name has since experienced a substantial loss in popularity, and it is of occasional use in recent years. In 2008, its usage was only 0.028% and its ranking #458, but it was nonetheless the 2nd most popular after Samuel (English, French, and German), among all boy names in its group. In 2008, its use outnumbered Sam's by 21 times. Sam has predominantly been a boy name in the past century. Baby names that sound like Sam include Sahn (Vietnamese), Sean (English and Irish), Seán (Irish), Sem (English, Dutch, and German), Shan (English), Shane (English and Irish), Shaughn (English), Shaun (English), Shawn (English and Irish), Shayne (English), Shem (English and Yiddish), Shen (Chinese), Shon (English), Shone (English), Sim (English, German, and Scottish), Sion (Welsh), Siôn (Welsh), Sìm (Scottish), Stian (Scandinavian), and Swain (Scandinavian). Details of famous persons named Sam: KEY: Pronunciation for Sam: S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)"   |
