Samuel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God has heard.
How Samuel has moved
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| 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 |
Samuel by the numbers
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.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 14,790 babies in 2001, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 120 American boys born that year was called Samuel.
Names that come from Samuel
Forms of Samuel in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- SamGod has heard; form of Samuel115 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sammygod has heard; a form of Samuel28 in England and Wales (2025)
- SammieGod has heard; a form of Samuel56 in the US (2017)
- Sammihis name is God; diminutive of Samuel or Samantha26 in the US (2017)
- SamuellaGod has heard; a feminine form of Samuel10 in the US (2017)
- Saelasked of God; a form of Samuel9 in the US (2017)
- Samusgod has heard; a form of Samuel7 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samuel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Shmuelgod has heard; hebrew form of Samuel214 in the US (2017)
- Samaelseverity of god; angel name in jewish tradition27 in the US (2017)
- SamualGod has heard; a variant spelling of Samuel22 in the US (2017)
- SammuelGod has heard; a spelling variant of Samuel21 in the US (2017)
- Samuelagod has heard; feminine form of Samuel12 in the US (2017)
- Samuilgod has heard; a form of Samuel7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Samuel
Names that are said the same way as Samuel, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Samuel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Samuel
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