Meaning not yet researched.
Samuel: US boys given the name each year, 1880 to 2025, from Social Security card applications. 8,334 in 2025. Its best rank was #17 in 2024.
US births per year · SSA card applications
Peaked at #17 in 2024; #18 in 2025. About 99.9% of babies named Samuel in 2025 were boys.
Baby name · US data 1880–2025
#18 for US boys in 2025. Its best year was 2024, at #17.
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Samuel: US boys given the name each year from 1880 to 2025. 8,334 boys in 2025. Peak: #17 in 2024 · most boys in one year: 14,813 (2001).
In 2025, 8,334 US boys were named Samuel, making it the 18th most common boys’ name of the year, down 1 place from #17 in 2024. That is 21 fewer than the 8,355 boys named Samuel in 2024. Its best rank for boys was #17, reached in 2024. The most boys given the name in a single year was 14,813, in 2001. For comparison, it was #23 in 2015 and #62 in 1950.
Social Security card records list Samuel in every one of the 146 years from 1880 to 2025; in 1880 there were 1,024 babies with the name. In all, 823,085 US babies have been given the name, 0.4% of them girls and 99.6% boys. Its busiest decade was the 2000s, with 138,909 babies named Samuel.
Over the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, 90,574 US boys were named Samuel; the busiest of those years was 2016, with 10,621. In 2025 that was about 1 in 205 of the boys in SSA’s list for the year.
Among the states, Samuel ranked highest in Alabama in 2025, at #8 for boys there. It was in the top 100 in 49 states (counting DC). Related spellings in the SSA files include Sam (128,810 babies since 1880), Shmuel (5,972 babies since 1880), Sammuel (2,703 babies since 1880) and Samual (5,594 babies since 1880). Rarer spellings such as Sameul, Samael and Samule are summarised on this page. The open nickname list we use links it to Sam and Sammy.
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Wikidata records this spelling as a given name in Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, German and Polish. That is where the name is used, not necessarily where it comes from.
Rare spellings summarised here: Sameul (871), Samael (523), Samule (314), Samuele (248), Samul (226), Samuell (201), Samil (143), Samiel (121), Samel (69), Sammual (58), Samuelle (50), Samiul (47), and more.
Numbers are all-time US births. Links come from Wikidata’s “said to be the same as” (P460, CC0) and our spelling rule: at most two letters different, with the same sound pattern.
US boys. Rank within each state. SSA leaves out states where fewer than five boys got the name, so 2 are not listed.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank 2025 | Rank 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 199 | #8 | #10 |
| Washington | 246 | #9 | #9 |
| Arkansas | 99 | #12 | #25 |
| District of Columbia | 33 | #12 | #8 |
| Indiana | 192 | #13 | #24 |
| North Carolina | 334 | #13 | #18 |
| Oklahoma | 120 | #13 | #12 |
| Alaska | 25 | #14 | #11 |
| South Carolina | 148 | #14 | #33 |
| Tennessee | 249 | #14 | #15 |
| Kentucky | 148 | #15 | #27 |
| Virginia | 230 | #15 | #20 |
| Missouri | 175 | #15 | #19 |
| Louisiana | 113 | #15 | #52 |
| Texas | 987 | #16 | #33 |
| Massachusetts | 204 | #17 | #22 |
| Oregon | 103 | #18 | #22 |
| Georgia | 260 | #19 | #23 |
| Mississippi | 65 | #19 | #27 |
| Idaho | 56 | #21 | #16 |
| New Mexico | 45 | #21 | #45 |
| Pennsylvania | 326 | #21 | #26 |
| Florida | 521 | #22 | #26 |
| Arizona | 177 | #23 | #32 |
| Maryland | 132 | #23 | #25 |
| Nebraska | 57 | #24 | #8 |
| Kansas | 81 | #24 | #17 |
| West Virginia | 43 | #25 | #17 |
| Nevada | 69 | #27 | #44 |
| Wisconsin | 126 | #27 | #18 |
| Montana | 28 | #27 | #13 |
| Utah | 102 | #28 | #11 |
| Ohio | 260 | #30 | #28 |
| Illinois | 238 | #31 | #32 |
| Colorado | 137 | #32 | #24 |
| Connecticut | 82 | #32 | #21 |
| Delaware | 21 | #33 | #40 |
| Minnesota | 115 | #34 | #18 |
| California | 821 | #34 | #38 |
| Iowa | 70 | #34 | #49 |
| North Dakota | 22 | #34 | #57 |
| New Jersey | 199 | #36 | #32 |
| Hawaii | 19 | #36 | #33 |
| Michigan | 185 | #37 | #43 |
| New York | 374 | #38 | #25 |
| New Hampshire | 27 | #48 | #29 |
| South Dakota | 21 | #49 | #24 |
| Rhode Island | 17 | #59 | #26 |
| Maine | 16 | #81 | #18 |
Births and national rank for each year SSA lists the name, newest first.
| Year | Girls | Girls rank | Boys | Boys rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #11,753 | 8,334 | #18 |
| 2024 | 7 | #13,235 | 8,355 | #17 |
| 2023 | 10 | #10,196 | 8,038 | #19 |
| 2022 | 8 | #12,067 | 8,427 | #19 |
| 2021 | 6 | #14,967 | 8,580 | #23 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7,897 | 8,594 | #25 |
| 2019 | 10 | #10,346 | 9,322 | #22 |
| 2018 | 12 | #9,061 | 9,854 | #21 |
| 2017 | 16 | #7,381 | 10,449 | #21 |
| 2016 | 16 | #7,546 | 10,621 | #21 |
| 2015 | 12 | #9,394 | 10,905 | #23 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,419 | 11,029 | #23 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,505 | 11,141 | #25 |
| 2012 | 14 | #8,556 | 11,470 | #25 |
| 2011 | 6 | #16,423 | 11,366 | #26 |
| 2010 | 28 | #5,082 | 11,971 | #24 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,772 | 12,181 | #24 |
| 2008 | 24 | #5,924 | 12,774 | #27 |
| 2007 | 16 | #8,026 | 13,367 | #25 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6,791 | 13,652 | #25 |
| 2005 | 26 | #5,086 | 14,271 | #21 |
| 2004 | 54 | #2,957 | 14,131 | #23 |
| 2003 | 25 | #5,064 | 14,691 | #23 |
| 2002 | 19 | #6,080 | 14,579 | #25 |
| 2001 | 32 | #4,013 | 14,813 | #26 |
| 2000 | 27 | #4,506 | 14,188 | #28 |
| 1999 | 22 | #5,002 | 14,049 | #27 |
| 1998 | 27 | #4,220 | 13,912 | #28 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,635 | 14,237 | #27 |
| 1996 | 27 | #4,031 | 13,629 | #30 |
| 1995 | 29 | #3,756 | 12,440 | #33 |
| 1994 | 44 | #2,792 | 12,147 | #33 |
| 1993 | 40 | #2,978 | 11,711 | #37 |
| 1992 | 36 | #3,200 | 11,344 | #40 |
| 1991 | 27 | #3,916 | 11,234 | #39 |
| 1990 | 34 | #3,279 | 10,894 | #45 |
| 1989 | 37 | #2,973 | 10,107 | #47 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,948 | 9,564 | #45 |
| 1987 | 63 | #1,853 | 8,576 | #50 |
| 1986 | 56 | #1,972 | 7,579 | #52 |
| 1985 | 64 | #1,781 | 7,009 | #54 |
| 1984 | 48 | #2,108 | 6,362 | #55 |
| 1983 | 63 | #1,728 | 6,195 | #54 |
| 1982 | 45 | #2,246 | 6,014 | #56 |
| 1981 | 44 | #2,294 | 6,036 | #54 |
| 1980 | 36 | #2,640 | 6,014 | #54 |
| 1979 | 47 | #2,142 | 5,687 | #55 |
| 1978 | 33 | #2,617 | 5,394 | #57 |
| 1977 | 40 | #2,295 | 5,257 | #60 |
| 1976 | 37 | #2,286 | 5,025 | #59 |
| 1975 | 37 | #2,270 | 4,619 | #61 |
| 1974 | 33 | #2,382 | 4,672 | #60 |
| 1973 | 33 | #2,340 | 4,267 | #66 |
| 1972 | 39 | #2,046 | 4,213 | #66 |
| 1971 | 38 | #2,162 | 4,407 | #66 |
| 1970 | 26 | #2,766 | 4,558 | #62 |
| 1969 | 29 | #2,441 | 4,430 | #64 |
| 1968 | 27 | #2,414 | 4,123 | #66 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,851 | 4,232 | #69 |
| 1966 | 23 | #2,562 | 4,155 | #81 |
| 1965 | 26 | #2,395 | 4,395 | #84 |
| 1964 | 27 | #2,399 | 4,462 | #86 |
| 1963 | 25 | #2,478 | 4,520 | #87 |
| 1962 | 34 | #2,018 | 4,552 | #88 |
| 1961 | 27 | #2,346 | 4,667 | #89 |
| 1960 | 27 | #2,290 | 4,711 | #91 |
| 1959 | 32 | #2,010 | 4,953 | #86 |
| 1958 | 19 | #2,734 | 5,051 | #85 |
| 1957 | 14 | #3,273 | 5,236 | #82 |
| 1956 | 28 | #2,095 | 5,585 | #74 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,326 | 5,535 | #71 |
| 1954 | 17 | #2,770 | 5,634 | #71 |
| 1953 | 21 | #2,350 | 5,423 | #70 |
| 1952 | 29 | #1,884 | 5,647 | #67 |
| 1951 | 17 | #2,558 | 5,476 | #67 |
| 1950 | 18 | #2,418 | 5,227 | #62 |
| 1949 | 21 | #2,204 | 5,356 | #62 |
| 1948 | 15 | #2,683 | 5,002 | #70 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,872 | 5,110 | #72 |
| 1946 | 27 | #1,763 | 4,523 | #70 |
| 1945 | 16 | #2,221 | 3,957 | #62 |
| 1944 | 18 | #2,087 | 3,946 | #62 |
| 1943 | 17 | #2,234 | 4,143 | #62 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,526 | 4,190 | #59 |
| 1941 | 15 | #2,254 | 3,538 | #65 |
| 1940 | 20 | #1,837 | 3,364 | #65 |
| 1939 | 18 | #1,942 | 3,254 | #63 |
| 1938 | 23 | #1,640 | 3,243 | #62 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,621 | 3,027 | #66 |
| 1936 | 9 | #3,065 | 2,893 | #67 |
| 1935 | 17 | #1,991 | 3,149 | #62 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,164 | 3,137 | #66 |
| 1933 | 21 | #1,710 | 3,111 | #61 |
| 1932 | 17 | #2,020 | 3,411 | #56 |
| 1931 | 28 | #1,417 | 3,379 | #56 |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,926 | 3,531 | #55 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,389 | 3,567 | #53 |
| 1928 | 27 | #1,581 | 3,844 | #52 |
| 1927 | 37 | #1,330 | 4,189 | #49 |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,765 | 4,180 | #48 |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,739 | 4,405 | #46 |
| 1924 | 23 | #1,861 | 4,591 | #45 |
| 1923 | 17 | #2,252 | 4,578 | #45 |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,368 | 4,600 | #43 |
| 1921 | 20 | #2,040 | 4,754 | #44 |
| 1920 | 17 | #2,248 | 4,654 | #44 |
| 1919 | 15 | #2,370 | 4,472 | #43 |
| 1918 | 23 | #1,746 | 4,772 | #43 |
| 1917 | 16 | #2,192 | 4,490 | #42 |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,348 | 4,399 | #41 |
| 1915 | 10 | #2,868 | 4,351 | #39 |
| 1914 | 9 | #2,604 | 3,703 | #36 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,627 | 2,850 | #36 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,917 | 2,602 | #30 |
| 1911 | — | — | 1,398 | #30 |
| 1910 | — | — | 1,129 | #32 |
| 1909 | — | — | 983 | #32 |
| 1908 | 5 | #2,382 | 960 | #33 |
| 1907 | — | — | 892 | #32 |
| 1906 | 6 | #1,922 | 783 | #33 |
| 1905 | 7 | #1,672 | 856 | #30 |
| 1904 | — | — | 727 | #34 |
| 1903 | — | — | 741 | #31 |
| 1902 | — | — | 702 | #33 |
| 1901 | — | — | 628 | #33 |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,900 | 877 | #33 |
| 1899 | — | — | 704 | #30 |
| 1898 | — | — | 749 | #32 |
| 1897 | — | — | 759 | #28 |
| 1896 | — | — | 734 | #31 |
| 1895 | — | — | 814 | #25 |
| 1894 | — | — | 776 | #26 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,622 | 851 | #20 |
| 1892 | — | — | 902 | #20 |
| 1891 | 6 | #1,316 | 753 | #20 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,506 | 815 | #20 |
| 1889 | — | — | 810 | #20 |
| 1888 | — | — | 931 | #18 |
| 1887 | — | — | 802 | #18 |
| 1886 | — | — | 870 | #18 |
| 1885 | — | — | 888 | #18 |
| 1884 | — | — | 945 | #17 |
| 1883 | — | — | 937 | #17 |
| 1882 | — | — | 1,003 | #17 |
| 1881 | — | — | 919 | #17 |
| 1880 | — | — | 1,024 | #17 |
About the data: counts are Social Security card applications for US births, for names given to at least five babies of a sex in a year (SSA, names.zip, public domain). Ranks follow SSA’s own order: most births first, ties alphabetical. Files retrieved 2026-10-05 (checksum on our sources page).