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Boy Names Starting with Sam-

There are 15 Sam- names for baby boys. Displayed on this page are Sam- names 1 to 15. Samuel was the most popular among these names in 2007. The name is primarily used in English, French, and German, and it was followed in popularity by the English Sam, the Albanian, Arabic, Indian, and Iranian Samir, and the English and German name, Samson. The unusual Sam- names are Sameer (Arabic and Indian), Sami (Arabic, Hungarian, Iranian, and Turkish), Samiri (Albanian), Sammy (English), Samoyla (Russian), Sampson (English), Samu (Hungarian), Samuele (Italian), Samuil (Russian), Samuli (Finnish), and Samy (Arabic and French).

Sam- names are fairly popular baby names for boys. In 1900, 1.058% of baby boys were given Sam- names. There were 3 Sam- names ranked within the top 1000 baby names then. Sam- names have since experienced a decline in frequency, and in recent years they are of occasional use. In 2007, 4 Sam- names listed among the top 1000, with a combined usage of 0.649%. Within all Sam- names, the English, French, and German Samuel was the most commonly used, with a ranking of #25 and a usage of 0.6003%.

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Sam Popularity Trend of Sam
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 454 454 ... sun child, little sun; ... largely used in the English language, and ... form of Sampson ...

Sameer ... used mostly in the Arabic and Indian ... of Arabic origin ... form of Samir ...

Sami ... used predominantly in the Arabic, ... infrequently used as a baby name for ...

Samir Popularity Trend of Samir
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 829 829 ... used predominantly in the Albanian, ... somewhat popular as a baby name for ...

Samiri ... has its origins in the Arabic language and ... variation of Samir ... not widely used as a baby name for ...

Sammy Popularity Trend of Sammy
from 1900 to 2007. ... sun child, little sun; ... used chiefly in the English language, ... form of Sampson ...

Samoyla ... God has heard; asked ... origin is Hebrew, and its use, Russian ... variant of Samuel ...

Sampson Popularity Trend of Sampson
from 1900 to 2007. ... sun child, little sun ... used chiefly in English, and its ... first name is derived from the English ...

Samson Popularity Trend of Samson
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 897 897 ... sun child, little sun ... of Hebrew origin, and it is used ... name was borne in the Bible by the Israeli ...

Samu ... God has heard; asked ... a Hungarian name of Hebrew origin ... form of Samuel ... rare as a baby boy name ...

Samuel Popularity Trend of Samuel
from 1900 to 2007.
2007 Rank: 25 25 ... God has heard; asked ... an English, French, and German name of ... name could be of the Hebrew Shemuel or ...

Samuele ... God has heard; asked ... language of origin is Hebrew and it is ... variant form of Samuel ...

Samuil ... God has heard; asked ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly ... variation of Samuel ...

Samuli ... God has heard; asked ... of Hebrew origin and it is used mainly ... variant form of Samuel ...

Samy ... God has heard; asked ... mainly used in Arabic and French ... of Arabic and Hebrew origin ...



Popularity Trend
for Sam- Names
from 1900 to 2006Variant Popularity Chart
for Sam- Names
in 2006