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Sam

Short for Samuel or Samantha, which gives it a documented history on both sides of the assistant question. Works for any model.

Table 1. Sam, as recorded
ClassificationClass 8, Common given name
Specieshuman
PronunciationAs written
Origin–
Meaning–
Syllables1
Length in tokens1 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending.
Births registered0
First registered–
Public agent files on GitHub–

Statement of record

No birth has been registered under the name Sam. Sam was given to 428 boys in 2025, ranking 647th for the year. It peaked in 1900, when it ranked 34th and went to 821 babies. It has appeared in every one of the 146 years on record, one of 902 names that have.

Charting: Sam

Figure 1. Popularity of a Name: Sam
188019201960200020252,7285,456peak 1900 · #34
Human births per million, by sex, U.S. Social Security Administration, 1880 to 2025.Agents: 0 registered. The agent series begins when the registry does.
Table 2. Sam among human names, 1880 to 2025
SexMale
2025 rank647
2025 number428
Peak year1900
Peak rank34
Years present146 of 146

Births registered

No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.

Villain probability

60%

Basis: phonetics. One sibilant, ends on a consonant. The canon has no entry, so this is the sound of the name and nothing else.

Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.

Conflicts with other registries

Checking eight registries.

Sources

  1. U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
  2. The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)