Samuel

Given to 823,085 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#10917
recorded as girls
#18
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
8,342
girls 8 · boys 8,334
Peak year
1880
1,024 babies recorded as boys
All-time total
823,085
since 1880

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Samuel was most popular in 1880, when 1,024 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,334 babies were named Samuel, ranking #18 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.251518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1880 Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Samuel was most popular in 1880, when 1,024 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,334 babies were named Samuel, ranking #18 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.03.757.511.25151880192019602000Peak 1880

Samuel was most popular in 1880, when 1,024 babies recorded as boys got the name (9.3 per 1,000). In 2025, 8,334 babies were named Samuel, ranking #18 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 8 10917 8,334 18
2024 7 12161 8,355 17
2023 10 9616 8,038 19
2022 8 11231 8,427 19
2021 6 13464 8,580 23
2020 14 7559 8,594 25
2019 10 9736 9,322 22
2018 12 8617 9,854 21
2017 16 7092 10,449 21
2016 16 7230 10,621 21
2015 12 8931 10,905 23
2014 14 8053 11,029 23
2013 14 8135 11,141 25
2012 14 8208 11,470 25
2011 6 14824 11,366 26
2010 28 4974 11,971 24
2009 20 6544 12,181 24
2008 24 5750 12,774 27
2007 16 7733 13,367 25
2006 19 6592 13,652 25
2005 26 4958 14,271 21
2004 54 2927 14,131 23
2003 25 4943 14,691 23
2002 19 5897 14,579 25
2001 32 3940 14,813 26
2000 27 4400 14,188 28
1999 22 4870 14,049 27
1998 27 4142 13,912 28
1997 23 4508 14,237 27
1996 27 3942 13,629 30
1995 29 3670 12,440 33
1994 44 2752 12,147 33
1993 40 2938 11,711 37
1992 36 3144 11,344 40
1991 27 3817 11,234 39
1990 34 3227 10,894 45
1989 37 2931 10,107 47
1988 63 1934 9,564 45
1987 63 1838 8,576 50
1986 56 1952 7,579 52
1985 64 1760 7,009 54
1984 48 2081 6,362 55
1983 63 1715 6,195 54
1982 45 2220 6,014 56
1981 44 2265 6,036 54
1980 36 2603 6,014 54
1979 47 2112 5,687 55
1978 33 2572 5,394 57
1977 40 2257 5,257 60
1976 37 2255 5,025 59
1975 37 2232 4,619 61
1974 33 2348 4,672 60
1973 33 2309 4,267 66
1972 39 2022 4,213 66
1971 38 2137 4,407 66
1970 26 2705 4,558 62
1969 29 2396 4,430 64
1968 27 2360 4,123 66
1967 20 2781 4,232 69
1966 23 2519 4,155 81
1965 26 2345 4,395 84
1964 27 2348 4,462 86
1963 25 2424 4,520 87
1962 34 1989 4,552 88
1961 27 2299 4,667 89
1960 27 2246 4,711 91
1959 32 1985 4,953 86
1958 19 2663 5,051 85
1957 14 3150 5,236 82
1956 28 2058 5,585 74
1955 23 2280 5,535 71
1954 17 2695 5,634 71
1953 21 2301 5,423 70
1952 29 1861 5,647 67
1951 17 2474 5,476 67
1950 18 2341 5,227 62
1949 21 2134 5,356 62
1948 15 2589 5,002 70
1947 14 2769 5,110 72
1946 27 1723 4,523 70
1945 16 2149 3,957 61
1944 18 2027 3,946 62
1943 17 2151 4,143 62
1942 30 1497 4,190 59
1941 15 2190 3,538 65
1940 20 1792 3,364 65
1939 18 1881 3,254 63
1938 23 1596 3,243 62
1937 23 1580 3,027 66
1936 9 2857 2,893 67
1935 17 1917 3,149 62
1934 15 2087 3,137 66
1933 21 1658 3,111 61
1932 17 1957 3,411 56
1931 28 1394 3,379 56
1930 19 1875 3,531 55
1929 31 1370 3,567 53
1928 27 1541 3,844 52
1927 37 1303 4,189 49
1926 24 1721 4,180 48
1925 25 1700 4,405 46
1924 23 1811 4,591 45
1923 17 2169 4,578 45
1922 16 2291 4,600 43
1921 20 1988 4,754 44
1920 17 2172 4,654 44
1919 15 2264 4,472 43
1918 23 1690 4,772 43
1917 16 2100 4,490 42
1916 14 2246 4,399 41
1915 10 2688 4,351 39
1914 9 2434 3,703 35
1913 5 3187 2,850 36
1912 6 2634 2,602 30
1911 <5 — 1,398 30
1910 <5 — 1,129 32
1909 <5 — 983 32
1908 5 2101 960 33
1907 <5 — 892 32
1906 6 1727 783 33
1905 7 1538 856 30
1904 <5 — 727 34
1903 <5 — 741 31
1902 <5 — 702 33
1901 <5 — 628 33
1900 6 1723 877 33
1899 <5 — 704 30
1898 <5 — 749 32
1897 <5 — 759 28
1896 <5 — 734 31
1895 <5 — 814 25
1894 <5 — 776 26
1893 5 1437 851 20
1892 <5 — 902 20
1891 6 1213 753 20
1890 5 1338 815 20
1889 <5 — 810 20
1888 <5 — 931 18
1887 <5 — 802 18
1886 <5 — 870 18
1885 <5 — 888 18
1884 <5 — 945 17
1883 <5 — 937 17
1882 <5 — 1,003 17
1881 <5 — 919 17
1880 <5 — 1,024 17

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Other spellings

Samual · 5,594 Sammuel · 2,703 Sameul · 871 Samael · 523 Samule · 314 Samuele · 248 Samul · 226 Samuell · 201

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Where Samuel is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years