Samuel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God has heard.
Babies a year
10,339
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#18
down from #17
UK popularity
#66
768 babies · down from #60
How Samuel has moved
View as table
| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #23 |
| 2016 | #21 |
| 2017 | #21 |
| 2018 | #21 |
| 2019 | #22 |
| 2020 | #25 |
| 2021 | #23 |
| 2022 | #20 |
| 2023 | #20 |
| 2024 | #17 |
| 2025 | #18 |
In 2025, 768 babies in England and Wales were named Samuel. In the US, 10,339 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Samuel was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.86% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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