At a glance
- In short
- Samual arrives carrying the gentle warmth of a sunset over a Spanish courtyard, his name a vibrant tapestry woven from the ancient Hebrew “Shemu’el,” meaning “heard by God.”
- U.S. rank 2025
- #6,803 of boy names (outside the top 1,000)
- Babies in 2025
- 12 (<0.01% of boys)
- Trend
- Slipping #3,344 in 2020 to #6,803 in 2025
- Peak
- #611 in 1882
- First recorded
- 1880
Meaning of Samual
Samual arrives carrying the gentle warmth of a sunset over a Spanish courtyard, his name a vibrant tapestry woven from the ancient Hebrew “Shemu’el,” meaning “heard by God.” Like a storyteller’s whisper on a summer breeze, it conjures the biblical seer who anointed kings and guided his people with a steady hand and listening heart. In Latin cultures, Samual dances between tradition and modern flair—evoking both the dusty pages of history and the playful laughter echoing through sunlit plazas. He is the friend who lends an open ear, the confidant whose name unfurls like a banner of trust. And though a smile might tug at the lips when someone misreads its spelling, Samual’s spirit remains undaunted, a reminder that sometimes the most memorable stories begin with a single, soulful syllable.
How to pronounce Samual
English
- Pronounced SAM-yoo-uhl /ˈsæm.ju.əl/
Popularity of Samual in the U.S.
Samual was the #6,803 boy name in the U.S. in 2025, with 12 babies. It peaked at #611 in 1882.
- Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
Year-by-year table, 1880–2025 137 rows
| Year | Babies | Rank | vs previous year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 6,803 | ▼ 604 |
| 2024 | 14 | 6,199 | ▼ 2,197 |
| 2023 | 27 | 4,002 | ▲ 2,477 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6,479 | ▼ 1,699 |
| 2021 | 20 | 4,780 | ▼ 1,436 |
| 2020 | 33 | 3,344 | ▲ 82 |
| 2019 | 33 | 3,426 | ▼ 53 |
| 2018 | 33 | 3,373 | ▲ 958 |
| 2017 | 23 | 4,331 | ▼ 973 |
| 2016 | 33 | 3,358 | ▼ 273 |
| 2015 | 37 | 3,085 | ▲ 1,617 |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,702 | ▼ 1,987 |
| 2013 | 43 | 2,715 | ▼ 227 |
| 2012 | 50 | 2,488 | ▼ 343 |
| 2011 | 61 | 2,145 | ▲ 67 |
| 2010 | 59 | 2,212 | ▼ 302 |
| 2009 | 75 | 1,910 | ▼ 135 |
| 2008 | 84 | 1,775 | ▲ 137 |
| 2007 | 74 | 1,912 | ▼ 243 |
| 2006 | 85 | 1,669 | ▼ 134 |
| 2005 | 92 | 1,535 | ▼ 75 |
| 2004 | 94 | 1,460 | ▲ 6 |
| 2003 | 89 | 1,466 | ▼ 251 |
| 2002 | 113 | 1,215 | ▲ 50 |
| 2001 | 105 | 1,265 | ▲ 96 |
| 2000 | 93 | 1,361 | ▼ 146 |
| 1999 | 104 | 1,215 | ▼ 110 |
| 1998 | 116 | 1,105 | ▼ 99 |
| 1997 | 127 | 1,006 | ▲ 161 |
| 1996 | 100 | 1,167 | ▼ 16 |
| 1995 | 99 | 1,151 | ▲ 161 |
| 1994 | 79 | 1,312 | ▼ 204 |
| 1993 | 102 | 1,108 | ▲ 173 |
| 1992 | 78 | 1,281 | ▼ 54 |
| 1991 | 82 | 1,227 | ▼ 61 |
| 1990 | 87 | 1,166 | ▼ 57 |
| 1989 | 91 | 1,109 | ▼ 10 |
| 1988 | 82 | 1,099 | ▲ 62 |
| 1987 | 68 | 1,161 | ▲ 66 |
| 1986 | 61 | 1,227 | ▲ 55 |
| 1985 | 56 | 1,282 | ▼ 2 |
| 1984 | 52 | 1,280 | ▼ 27 |
| 1983 | 54 | 1,253 | ▼ 89 |
| 1982 | 62 | 1,164 | ▲ 35 |
| 1981 | 58 | 1,199 | ▼ 132 |
| 1980 | 72 | 1,067 | ▲ 41 |
| 1979 | 65 | 1,108 | ▲ 150 |
| 1978 | 51 | 1,258 | ▼ 114 |
| 1977 | 58 | 1,144 | ▲ 94 |
| 1976 | 49 | 1,238 | ▲ 42 |
| 1975 | 45 | 1,280 | ▼ 36 |
| 1974 | 45 | 1,244 | ▲ 50 |
| 1973 | 41 | 1,294 | ▼ 84 |
| 1972 | 46 | 1,210 | ▲ 231 |
| 1971 | 35 | 1,441 | ▼ 181 |
| 1970 | 43 | 1,260 | ▲ 66 |
| 1969 | 36 | 1,326 | ▼ 12 |
| 1968 | 34 | 1,314 | ▼ 2 |
| 1967 | 33 | 1,312 | ▼ 118 |
| 1966 | 39 | 1,194 | ▼ 88 |
| 1965 | 45 | 1,106 | ▲ 83 |
| 1964 | 42 | 1,189 | ▲ 26 |
| 1963 | 41 | 1,215 | ▼ 68 |
| 1962 | 45 | 1,147 | ▲ 103 |
| 1961 | 40 | 1,250 | ▼ 229 |
| 1960 | 56 | 1,021 | ▲ 120 |
| 1959 | 46 | 1,141 | ▲ 63 |
| 1958 | 41 | 1,204 | ▼ 74 |
| 1957 | 46 | 1,130 | ▲ 102 |
| 1956 | 38 | 1,232 | ▲ 187 |
| 1955 | 29 | 1,419 | ▼ 268 |
| 1954 | 42 | 1,151 | ▲ 80 |
| 1953 | 37 | 1,231 | ▲ 175 |
| 1952 | 29 | 1,406 | ▲ 56 |
| 1951 | 26 | 1,462 | ▼ 502 |
| 1950 | 52 | 960 | ▲ 420 |
| 1949 | 28 | 1,380 | ▼ 186 |
| 1948 | 36 | 1,194 | ▲ 255 |
| 1947 | 26 | 1,449 | ▼ 171 |
| 1946 | 30 | 1,278 | ▼ 8 |
| 1945 | 27 | 1,270 | ▼ 252 |
| 1944 | 41 | 1,018 | ▲ 122 |
| 1943 | 36 | 1,140 | ▲ 53 |
| 1942 | 34 | 1,193 | ▼ 6 |
| 1941 | 31 | 1,187 | ▲ 124 |
| 1940 | 26 | 1,311 | ▼ 191 |
| 1939 | 33 | 1,120 | ▲ 79 |
| 1938 | 30 | 1,199 | ▲ 66 |
| 1937 | 28 | 1,265 | ▼ 255 |
| 1936 | 39 | 1,010 | ▲ 113 |
| 1935 | 34 | 1,123 | ▲ 170 |
| 1934 | 27 | 1,293 | ▲ 163 |
| 1933 | 22 | 1,456 | ▼ 132 |
| 1932 | 27 | 1,324 | ▲ 70 |
| 1931 | 25 | 1,394 | ▼ 221 |
| 1930 | 36 | 1,173 | ▼ 95 |
| 1929 | 41 | 1,078 | ▲ 69 |
| 1928 | 38 | 1,147 | ▲ 101 |
| 1927 | 34 | 1,248 | ▲ 48 |
| 1926 | 31 | 1,296 | ▼ 175 |
| 1925 | 39 | 1,121 | ▲ 234 |
| 1924 | 30 | 1,355 | ▲ 30 |
| 1923 | 28 | 1,385 | ▼ 103 |
| 1922 | 32 | 1,282 | ▼ 15 |
| 1921 | 33 | 1,267 | ▼ 33 |
| 1920 | 34 | 1,234 | ▲ 247 |
| 1919 | 24 | 1,481 | ▼ 168 |
| 1918 | 29 | 1,313 | ▼ 75 |
| 1917 | 30 | 1,238 | ▲ 356 |
| 1916 | 20 | 1,594 | ▼ 252 |
| 1915 | 25 | 1,342 | ▲ 345 |
| 1914 | 14 | 1,687 | ▼ 107 |
| 1913 | 12 | 1,580 | ▼ 163 |
| 1912 | 12 | 1,417 | ▲ 120 |
| 1911 | 6 | 1,537 | ▲ 52 |
| 1910 | 5 | 1,589 | back (not recorded in 1909) |
| 1908 | 9 | 946 | ▲ 53 |
| 1907 | 8 | 999 | ▼ 72 |
| 1906 | 8 | 927 | ▲ 164 |
| 1905 | 6 | 1,091 | back (not recorded in 1904) |
| 1903 | 6 | 1,009 | ▼ 265 |
| 1902 | 10 | 744 | ▲ 114 |
| 1901 | 7 | 858 | ▲ 452 |
| 1900 | 5 | 1,310 | back (not recorded in 1899) |
| 1898 | 8 | 804 | ▲ 253 |
| 1897 | 5 | 1,057 | back (not recorded in 1894–1896) |
| 1893 | 6 | 907 | back (not recorded in 1891–1892) |
| 1890 | 5 | 994 | ▼ 20 |
| 1889 | 5 | 974 | ▼ 219 |
| 1888 | 8 | 755 | back (not recorded in 1887) |
| 1886 | 6 | 845 | ▲ 91 |
| 1885 | 5 | 936 | ▲ 35 |
| 1884 | 5 | 971 | ▼ 172 |
| 1883 | 6 | 799 | ▼ 188 |
| 1882 | 10 | 611 | ▲ 42 |
| 1881 | 8 | 653 | ▲ 256 |
| 1880 | 5 | 909 | – |