Data through 2025

Samuel name popularity in the United States

Samuel ranked #18 for boys in 2025. SSA recorded 8,334 boys named Samuel.

Rank#18

for boys in 2025

Boys recorded8,334

SSA

Peak year2001

14,813 recorded

Five-year change-3.0%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Samuel for boys and girls

Girls

8

0.1% in 2025 · data from 1890 to 2025

Boys

8,334

99.9% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Samuel in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8,334#18
2025girls8#10917
2024boys8,355#17
2024girls7#12161
2023boys8,038#19
2023girls10#9616
2022boys8,427#19
2022girls8#11231
2021boys8,580#23
2021girls6#13464
2020boys8,594#25
2020girls14#7559
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025boys8,334#18
2025girls8#10917
2024boys8,355#17
2024girls7#12161
2023boys8,038#19
2023girls10#9616
2022boys8,427#19
2022girls8#11231
2021boys8,580#23
2021girls6#13464
2020boys8,594#25
2020girls14#7559
2019boys9,322#22
2019girls10#9736
2018boys9,854#21
2018girls12#8617
2017boys10,449#21
2017girls16#7092
2016boys10,621#21
2016girls16#7230
2015boys10,905#23
2015girls12#8931
2014boys11,029#23
2014girls14#8053
2013boys11,141#25
2013girls14#8135
2012boys11,470#25
2012girls14#8208
2011boys11,366#26
2011girls6#14824
2010boys11,971#24
2010girls28#4974
2009boys12,181#24
2009girls20#6544
2008boys12,774#27
2008girls24#5750
2007boys13,367#25
2007girls16#7733
2006boys13,652#25
2006girls19#6592
2005boys14,271#21
2005girls26#4958
2004boys14,131#23
2004girls54#2927
2003boys14,691#23
2003girls25#4943
2002boys14,579#25
2002girls19#5897
2001boys14,813#26
2001girls32#3940
2000boys14,188#28
2000girls27#4400
1999boys14,049#27
1999girls22#4870
1998boys13,912#28
1998girls27#4142
1997boys14,237#27
1997girls23#4508
1996boys13,629#30
1996girls27#3942
1995boys12,440#33
1995girls29#3670
1994boys12,147#33
1994girls44#2752
1993boys11,711#37
1993girls40#2938
1992boys11,344#40
1992girls36#3144
1991boys11,234#39
1991girls27#3817
1990boys10,894#45
1990girls34#3227
1989boys10,107#47
1989girls37#2931
1988boys9,564#45
1988girls63#1934
1987boys8,576#50
1987girls63#1838
1986boys7,579#52
1986girls56#1952
1985boys7,009#54
1985girls64#1760
1984boys6,362#55
1984girls48#2081
1983boys6,195#54
1983girls63#1715
1982boys6,014#56
1982girls45#2220
1981boys6,036#54
1981girls44#2265
1980boys6,014#54
1980girls36#2603
1979boys5,687#55
1979girls47#2112
1978boys5,394#57
1978girls33#2572
1977boys5,257#60
1977girls40#2257
1976boys5,025#59
1976girls37#2255
1975boys4,619#61
1975girls37#2232
1974boys4,672#60
1974girls33#2348
1973boys4,267#66
1973girls33#2309
1972boys4,213#66
1972girls39#2022
1971boys4,407#66
1971girls38#2137
1970boys4,558#62
1970girls26#2705
1969boys4,430#64
1969girls29#2396
1968boys4,123#66
1968girls27#2360
1967boys4,232#69
1967girls20#2781
1966boys4,155#81
1966girls23#2519
1965boys4,395#84
1965girls26#2345
1964boys4,462#86
1964girls27#2348
1963boys4,520#87
1963girls25#2424
1962boys4,552#88
1962girls34#1989
1961boys4,667#89
1961girls27#2299
1960boys4,711#91
1960girls27#2246
1959boys4,953#86
1959girls32#1985
1958boys5,051#85
1958girls19#2663
1957boys5,236#82
1957girls14#3150
1956boys5,585#74
1956girls28#2058
1955boys5,535#71
1955girls23#2280
1954boys5,634#71
1954girls17#2695
1953boys5,423#70
1953girls21#2301
1952boys5,647#67
1952girls29#1861
1951boys5,476#67
1951girls17#2474
1950boys5,227#62
1950girls18#2341
1949boys5,356#62
1949girls21#2134
1948boys5,002#70
1948girls15#2589
1947boys5,110#72
1947girls14#2769
1946boys4,523#70
1946girls27#1723
1945boys3,957#61
1945girls16#2149
1944boys3,946#62
1944girls18#2027
1943boys4,143#62
1943girls17#2151
1942boys4,190#59
1942girls30#1497
1941boys3,538#65
1941girls15#2190
1940boys3,364#65
1940girls20#1792
1939boys3,254#63
1939girls18#1881
1938boys3,243#62
1938girls23#1596
1937boys3,027#66
1937girls23#1580
1936boys2,893#67
1936girls9#2857
1935boys3,149#62
1935girls17#1917
1934boys3,137#66
1934girls15#2087
1933boys3,111#61
1933girls21#1658
1932boys3,411#56
1932girls17#1957
1931boys3,379#56
1931girls28#1394
1930boys3,531#55
1930girls19#1875
1929boys3,567#53
1929girls31#1370
1928boys3,844#52
1928girls27#1541
1927boys4,189#49
1927girls37#1303
1926boys4,180#48
1926girls24#1721
1925boys4,405#46
1925girls25#1700
1924boys4,591#45
1924girls23#1811
1923boys4,578#45
1923girls17#2169
1922boys4,600#43
1922girls16#2291
1921boys4,754#44
1921girls20#1988
1920boys4,654#44
1920girls17#2172
1919boys4,472#43
1919girls15#2264
1918boys4,772#43
1918girls23#1690
1917boys4,490#42
1917girls16#2100
1916boys4,399#41
1916girls14#2246
1915boys4,351#39
1915girls10#2688
1914boys3,703#35
1914girls9#2434
1913boys2,850#36
1913girls5#3187
1912boys2,602#30
1912girls6#2634
1911boys1,398#30
1910boys1,129#32
1909boys983#32
1908boys960#33
1908girls5#2101
1907boys892#32
1906boys783#33
1906girls6#1727
1905boys856#30
1905girls7#1538
1904boys727#34
1903boys741#31
1902boys702#33
1901boys628#33
1900boys877#33
1900girls6#1723
1899boys704#30
1898boys749#32
1897boys759#28
1896boys734#31
1895boys814#25
1894boys776#26
1893boys851#20
1893girls5#1437
1892boys902#20
1891boys753#20
1891girls6#1213
1890boys815#20
1890girls5#1338
1889boys810#20
1888boys931#18
1887boys802#18
1886boys870#18
1885boys888#18
1884boys945#17
1883boys937#17
1882boys1,003#17
1881boys919#17
1880boys1,024#17

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Samuel’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-23.6%
Change since peak-43.7%