Saam

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Saam: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Saam: Recorded since 1996, it reached #2,707 in 2015, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
14times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#2707highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2863
2001	#3134
2007	#4333
2008	#3687
2009	#4527
2010	#3865
2011	#3300
2012	#3039
2014	#3362
2015	#2707
2016	#4023
2017	#4812
2018	#4749
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 14 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2707 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Saam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Saam in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	3	1 of 10	3
2000s	13	4 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	37	8 of 10	5
2020s	4	1 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Saam appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2707 in England and Wales in 2015.

Saam's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#4812	3	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#4023	4	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2707	7	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#3362	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#3039	6	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3300	5	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#3865	4	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#4527	3	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3687	4	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#4333	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#3134	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2863	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 14 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #2,707, first reached in 2015.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 7 births, registered in England and Wales in 2015.

Its record falls into 5 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 5 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
6 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years
5separate stretches the record falls into5 separate stretches →
5 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
7births registered in its largest year, 2015Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Burt · #2707, 10y
Hazim · #2707, 11y
Henil · #2707, 11y
Oumar · #2707, 12y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Inca · #2706, 20y
Annalie · #2701, 14y
Charissa · #2701, 15y
Fawn · #2701, 14y

Saam and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Saam without appearing here.

Saam moved ahead of

Tayla Compare
In 2014 they stood at #4527 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #4747.
Kim Compare
In 2011 they stood at #3865 and #3865 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2012 that had become #3039 and #4805.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3300 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #3362 and #4632.
Espen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4749 and #2693 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2024 that had become #4270 and #5119.

Moved ahead of Saam

Braxton Compare
In 2010 they stood at #3865 and #4678 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2011 that had become #3300 and #1398.
Rune Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4023 and #4810 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2017 that had become #4812 and #3449.

Moved the opposite way to Saam

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Saam

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Saam went from #2863 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #2707 in England and Wales in 2015. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Saam

Saam at a glance

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Popularity journey

Saam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Saam at a glance

Saam by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

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