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I know more male Sam's, but I would never be surprised to see it on a girl. I like it for both equally, it's a very friendly name.

I prefer it for males. A very classic, simple yet pleasant name. My cousin has a 4 year old son named this. In his case, it's short for Samson. I personally prefer the name by itself though the fuller names are alright. (Samuel, Samson, Sampson etcetera)

Well, samantha and Samuel are both very popular and have been for some time. But I still think Sam short for Samuel is much more popular than Sam for Samantha. I doubt there's very many Samuels who go by the full name, but there's plenty of Samanthas who don't use a nn.