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Biblical Name For One Of Israel's Great Judges, Who Was Destined For A Holy Life. Its Common Nickname Is "Sam"" Or ""Sammy"".".
Samuel Name Popularity
Boys vs Girls
99.64%
Male
0.36%
Female
Samuel is predominantly a boys name, with 0.36% of Samuels being girls, and 99.64% being boys.
In the United States there have been a total of 781490 males named Samuel, and 2856 females given the name
Popularity of Samuel by state:
This chart shows the maximum percentage of babys named Samuel in each state. Lighter colors indicate higher percentages and popularity, while lower colors indicate less popularity.
Lighter = More Popular
Darker = Less Popular
Blank States = Few to None
Samuel: Baby name popularity graph, 1880-2025
The below graph, labeled 'Percentage named Samuel' is a graph showing the overall ranking of the boys name Samuel in the USA from 1880-2025. 1 being the highest and most popular, 40337 being the lowest and least used. Through these years over 40337 unique total names have been given to boys living in the United States so far. Samuel's average ranking is 504.96, with it's highest ever rank being #. Samuel has reach the top 10 most popular boys name 2 times, and has reached the top hundred names 141 times.
Samuel has been used in the United States ever since 1880, with over 784346 boys given the name in the past 200 years. Samuel gained the most popularity as a baby name in 1912, when it's usage went up by 120.72%. During this year, 2602 babies were named Samuel, which was 0.2722% of the baby boys born in the USA that year. The most the names popularity ever grew to was 0.527%, in this year alone more than 15000 boys were named Samuel.
Popular 'S' Names for Boys
| Name | 'S-Name' Rank | Overall Rank | Total Named | Percentage named |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | 1. | 31. | 10492 | 0.29% |
| Sebastian | 2. | 33. | 10249 | 0.283% |
| Sawyer | 3. | 157. | 4213 | 0.116% |
| Santiago | 4. | 180. | 3700 | 0.102% |
| Silas | 5. | 203. | 3385 | 0.094% |
| Steven | 6. | 296. | 2381 | 0.066% |
| Sean | 7. | 428. | 1657 | 0.046% |
| Simon | 8. | 453. | 1544 | 0.043% |
| Stephen | 9. | 498. | 1367 | 0.038% |
| Spencer | 10. | 503. | 1357 | 0.038% |
| Seth | 11. | 580. | 1147 | 0.032% |
| Shane | 12. | 630. | 1058 | 0.029% |
| Sergio | 13. | 640. | 1038 | 0.029% |
| Shawn | 14. | 705. | 939 | 0.026% |
| Solomon | 15. | 730. | 890 | 0.025% |
| Sullivan | 16. | 827. | 777 | 0.021% |
| Skyler | 17. | 836. | 762 | 0.021% |
| Sterling | 18. | 934. | 661 | 0.018% |
| Scott | 19. | 939. | 655 | 0.018% |
| Saul | 20. | 1083. | 555 | 0.015% |