Sam

English, diminutive of Samuel

"told by God"

Sam Origin and Meaning

Variation of Samuel

Sam Rank in US Top 1000

# 651 in the US

Sam Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 366 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sam

• 651 US 2024
• 366 Nameberry 2025
• 189 Canada 2022
• 620 Future 2028
• 335 England 2024
• 129 scotland 2024
• 54 Ireland 2024
• 113 Germany 2016
• 13 Netherlands 2024
• 11 sweden 2024
• 85 Belgium 2020
• 184 switzerland 2021
• 77 Dogs 2022
• 49 Cats 2023

20 Names Similar to Sam

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Famous People Named Sam

• Sam Shepard (nee Samuel Shepard Rogers III) American playwright and actor
• Sam Wills prop comic
• Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston American actor
• Nigel John Dermot "Sam" Neill New Zealand actor
• Samuel Jacob "Sam" Bradford American football player
• Sam Page (born Samuel L. Elliott), American actor
• Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner English singer,songwriter
• Samuel George "Sam" Claflin English actor
• Sam Rockwell American actor
• Sam Lowry Hunt American singer,songwriter
• Sam Fox son of Michael J. Fox
• Sam Evans (b. 2016) son of Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys
• Sam Griffiths Australian horse rider
• Sam Brody Jenner American television personality
• Sam H. Harris American producer and theater owner
• Sam "SG" Lewis British DJ and producer

The name Sam in Pop Culture

• Sam Harmon character in "Ocean's" series
• Samwell "Sam" Tarley character on HBO's "Game of Thrones"
• Sam Malone main character on NBC's "Cheers"
• Samuel "Sam" Winchester main character on The CW's "Supernatural"
• Sam Wilson aka Falcon, Marvel Comics character
• Samwise "Sam" Gamgee hobbit from "The Lord of the Rings"
• Sam Whitwickey main character in "Transformers" movies
• Sam Evans character on Fox's "Glee"
• Sam Healy character on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black"
• Sam Camden one of the twins on The CW's "7th Heaven"
• Sam Conroy character in the movie "American Violet"
• Sam Coyote character on CBS' "Walker, Texas Ranger"
• Sam Roth character in Maggie Stiefvator's series "Wolves of Mercy Falls"
• Sam Temple protagonist from "Gone" series
• Sam Braddock character on CTV's "Flashpoint"
• Samuel "Sam" Alexander aka Nova, Marvel superhero
• Sam Radley character in the "Hardy Boys" series
• Sam Hanna Special Agent on CBS' "NCIS: Los Angeles"
• Sam Bell character in "Moon"
• Sam the Onion Man character from the book and film "Holes"
• Sam Sekemoto character in "The Sims 3" computer game
• Sam Anderson character on AMC's "The Walking Dead"
• Sam character on ABC's "Private Practice"
• Sam character in the movie Lost Boys
• Sam Lane character on The CW's "Supergirl"
• Samuel Joseph "Sam" Scudder aka Mirror Master character on The CW's "The Flash"
• Big Sam character in "Gone with the Wind"
• Sam (Sam I,Am), character from "Green Eggs and Ham" by Dr. Seuss
• Uncle Sam a character used to help the United States to recruit men into the military
• Sam Quintana character in the young adult book "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe," by Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
• Sam Scott character on Channel 4's "extr@"
• Sam Cortland character in the "Throne of Glass" series by Sarah J. Maas
• Sam Carmichael character in the "Mamma Mia!" musical and films
• Sam dog detective character from cult franchise "Sam and Max"
• Samson ("Sam") character in the video game "Stardew Valley"
• Samama "Sam" Khalid character in podcast "The Magnus Protocol"