Sam dog name
We found 1,756 dogs named Sam in the public pet registers of 26 places. Combining all places, Sam is the #48 dog name. 11% of dogs named Sam are female.
🐱 Sam is also a popular cat name (#33 for cats, 966 cats).
Sam as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #58 of 51,228 | 882 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #124 of 34,500 | 388 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #50 of 10,500 | 123 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #113 of 8,191 | 31 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #39 of 4,586 | 56 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #194 of 4,375 | 10 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #39 of 4,602 | 28 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #52 of 5,788 | 16 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #15 of 3,045 | 55 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #70 of 2,965 | 17 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #233 of 2,906 | 5 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #255 of 2,440 | 4 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #219 of 3,446 | 4 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #44 of 2,588 | 16 | 2025 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #37 of 1,974 | 19 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #32 of 2,062 | 20 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #40 of 1,888 | 19 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #66 of 1,965 | 9 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #71 of 2,347 | 7 | 2018 |
| Tacoma United States | #100 of 1,917 | 5 | 2021 |
| Corangamite Shire Australia | #14 of 1,161 | 17 | 2023 |
| Port Moody Canada | #126 of 1,280 | 3 | 2019 |
| Miranda Colombia | #39 of 758 | 7 | 2024 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #76 of 717 | 3 | 2026 |
| Adelaide Australia | #14 of 958 | 8 | 2014 |
| Prospect Australia | #38 of 518 | 4 | 2016 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Sam. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
162 female and 1,363 male dogs named Sam, in the places that record sex.
Sam over the years
Dogs named Sam per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Sam
Compared to all dogs, Sam is especially common among Chesapeake Bay Retrievers (12.4×), Kelpies (4.1×), Fox Terriers (3.0×), Brittanys (2.9×) and Cairn Terriers (2.2×).
Based on 1,354 dogs named Sam with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Famous dogs named Sam
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Sam as a baby name
Sam was the #647 boys' name in the US in 2025 (428 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #8 for boys in Netherlands, #14 for boys in Sweden, #43 for boys in Armenia and #50 for boys in Ireland. See Sam as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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