Samus
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has heard; a form of Samuel.
Babies a year
7
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Samus by the numbers
Samus was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 9 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Other names that come from Samuel
Like Samus, each of these traces back to Samuel: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)
- SamGod has heard; form of Samuel115 in England and Wales (2025)
- Shmuelgod has heard; hebrew form of Samuel214 in the US (2017)
- SammieGod has heard; a form of Samuel56 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)
- SamuellaGod has heard; a feminine form of Samuel10 in the US (2017)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samus. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sammygod has heard; a form of Samuel28 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samialofty; elevated117 in the US (2017)
- Samarevening conversation or gathering18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Samyaelevated or lofty in rank50 in the US (2017)
- Shamssun17 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sammihis name is God; diminutive of Samuel or Samantha26 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Samus, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
- Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
- Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
- Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Samus
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