Boy name Hebrew origin Christian;Jewish tradition

Sam

SAM · 3 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
Heard by God or asked of God
Language
Hebrew
Culture
English
Religion
Christian;Jewish
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · short
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#651
2024 births423
Peak year1918
First appeared1880
Total US births126,795
1918 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sammy
In other languages
SamuelSamuele

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Sam Cooke
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