63%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Persian, Persian Mythology Scripts سام(Persian) Pronounced Pron. /ˈsɒːm/(Persian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Means "fire" in Persian (from an earlier Iranian root meaning "black"). This is the name of a hero in the 10th-century Persian epic the Shahnameh. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsSaam(Persian) Saam(Persian Mythology) Same SpellingSam 1User SubmissionsSâm, Sam PopularityDetails Last ranked #97 in 2010 Australia (NSW) Last ranked #127 in 2023 (m) #198 in 2020 (f) Belgium Last ranked #284 in 2022 England and Wales Last ranked #302 in 2023 France Last ranked #44 in 2023 Ireland Last ranked #14 in 2023 (m) #168 in 2023 (f) Netherlands Last ranked #82 in 2013 New Zealand Last ranked #94 in 2019 Northern Ireland Last ranked #86 in 2022 Quebec, Canada Last ranked #94 in 2019 Scotland Last ranked #10 in 2023 Sweden Last ranked #671 in 2023 United States People think this name isRate·Details classic youthful informal common natural wholesome strong simple Categories dark, fire, heroes, literature, Taylor Swift songs