Samvel
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning god has heard; Armenian form of Samuel.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Samvel by the numbers
Samvel was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Other names that come from Samuel
Like Samvel, 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.
- 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)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Samvel. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- SamuelGod has heard10,339 in the US (2017)
- Samaelseverity of god; angel name in jewish tradition27 in the US (2017)
- Samved6 in the US (2017)
- Shmuelgod has heard; hebrew form of Samuel214 in the US (2017)
- Sameerentertaining companion; form of Samir17 in England and Wales (2025)
- ShmielGod has heard; a form of Shmuel33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean God
Like Samvel, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Samvel
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