Samuel

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Samuel is a given name of Hebrew origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 814,600 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 811,720 as boys and 2,880 as girls. Samuel gained popularity in the 1910s, peaked in 2001 and has since declined in popularity. It is the #64 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 8,317
2023 8,029
2022 8,422
2021 8,579
2020 8,599
2019 9,331
2018 9,862
2017 10,463
2016 10,631
2015 10,912
2014 11,038
2013 11,153
2012 11,482
2011 11,372
2010 11,999
2009 12,195
2008 12,796
2007 13,382
2006 13,664
2005 14,295
2004 14,182
2003 14,712
2002 14,598
2001 14,845
2000 14,214
1999 14,071
1998 13,939
1997 14,260
1996 13,656
1995 12,469
1994 12,190
1993 11,750
1992 11,381
1991 11,259
1990 10,926
1989 10,144
1988 9,627
1987 8,639
1986 7,636
1985 7,074
1984 6,409
1983 6,258
1982 6,062
1981 6,081
1980 6,049
1979 5,735
1978 5,426
1977 5,299
1976 5,063
1975 4,658
1974 4,704
1973 4,299
1972 4,253
1971 4,444
1970 4,585
1969 4,460
1968 4,148
1967 4,252
1966 4,181
1965 4,420
1964 4,490
1963 4,547
1962 4,586
1961 4,693
1960 4,738
1959 4,985
1958 5,070
1957 5,251
1956 5,612
1955 5,557
1954 5,651
1953 5,444
1952 5,677
1951 5,493
1950 5,244
1949 5,378
1948 5,018
1947 5,123
1946 4,551
1945 3,973
1944 3,964
1943 4,159
1942 4,220
1941 3,552
1940 3,382
1939 3,272
1938 3,266
1937 3,050
1936 2,902
1935 3,166
1934 3,152
1933 3,132
1932 3,428
1931 3,407
1930 3,550
1929 3,598
1928 3,871
1927 4,226
1926 4,203
1925 4,430
1924 4,615
1923 4,595
1922 4,616
1921 4,774
1920 4,671
1919 4,487
1918 4,795
1917 4,506
1916 4,413
1915 4,361
1914 3,712
1913 2,855
1912 2,608
1911 1,398
1910 1,129
1909 983
1908 965
1907 892
1906 789
1905 863
1904 727
1903 741
1902 702
1901 628
1900 883
1899 704
1898 749
1897 759
1896 734
1895 814
1894 776
1893 856
1892 902
1891 759
1890 820
1889 810
1888 931
1887 802
1886 870
1885 888
1884 945
1883 937
1882 1,003
1881 919
1880 1,024