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Samual

SAM-yoo-uhl /ˈsæm.ju.əl/

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

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.

Bar and line chart: Samual in the U.S., 1880–2025. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 127 in 1997 and 12 in 2025. Line: rank among boy names, peak #611 in 1882, #6,803 in 2025.
  • Boys named Samual (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1880⁠–⁠2025 137 rows
Samual: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
2025126,803▼ 604
2024146,199▼ 2,197
2023274,002▲ 2,477
2022136,479▼ 1,699
2021204,780▼ 1,436
2020333,344▲ 82
2019333,426▼ 53
2018333,373▲ 958
2017234,331▼ 973
2016333,358▼ 273
2015373,085▲ 1,617
2014204,702▼ 1,987
2013432,715▼ 227
2012502,488▼ 343
2011612,145▲ 67
2010592,212▼ 302
2009751,910▼ 135
2008841,775▲ 137
2007741,912▼ 243
2006851,669▼ 134
2005921,535▼ 75
2004941,460▲ 6
2003891,466▼ 251
20021131,215▲ 50
20011051,265▲ 96
2000931,361▼ 146
19991041,215▼ 110
19981161,105▼ 99
19971271,006▲ 161
19961001,167▼ 16
1995991,151▲ 161
1994791,312▼ 204
19931021,108▲ 173
1992781,281▼ 54
1991821,227▼ 61
1990871,166▼ 57
1989911,109▼ 10
1988821,099▲ 62
1987681,161▲ 66
1986611,227▲ 55
1985561,282▼ 2
1984521,280▼ 27
1983541,253▼ 89
1982621,164▲ 35
1981581,199▼ 132
1980721,067▲ 41
1979651,108▲ 150
1978511,258▼ 114
1977581,144▲ 94
1976491,238▲ 42
1975451,280▼ 36
1974451,244▲ 50
1973411,294▼ 84
1972461,210▲ 231
1971351,441▼ 181
1970431,260▲ 66
1969361,326▼ 12
1968341,314▼ 2
1967331,312▼ 118
1966391,194▼ 88
1965451,106▲ 83
1964421,189▲ 26
1963411,215▼ 68
1962451,147▲ 103
1961401,250▼ 229
1960561,021▲ 120
1959461,141▲ 63
1958411,204▼ 74
1957461,130▲ 102
1956381,232▲ 187
1955291,419▼ 268
1954421,151▲ 80
1953371,231▲ 175
1952291,406▲ 56
1951261,462▼ 502
195052960▲ 420
1949281,380▼ 186
1948361,194▲ 255
1947261,449▼ 171
1946301,278▼ 8
1945271,270▼ 252
1944411,018▲ 122
1943361,140▲ 53
1942341,193▼ 6
1941311,187▲ 124
1940261,311▼ 191
1939331,120▲ 79
1938301,199▲ 66
1937281,265▼ 255
1936391,010▲ 113
1935341,123▲ 170
1934271,293▲ 163
1933221,456▼ 132
1932271,324▲ 70
1931251,394▼ 221
1930361,173▼ 95
1929411,078▲ 69
1928381,147▲ 101
1927341,248▲ 48
1926311,296▼ 175
1925391,121▲ 234
1924301,355▲ 30
1923281,385▼ 103
1922321,282▼ 15
1921331,267▼ 33
1920341,234▲ 247
1919241,481▼ 168
1918291,313▼ 75
1917301,238▲ 356
1916201,594▼ 252
1915251,342▲ 345
1914141,687▼ 107
1913121,580▼ 163
1912121,417▲ 120
191161,537▲ 52
191051,589back (not recorded in 1909)
19089946▲ 53
19078999▼ 72
19068927▲ 164
190561,091back (not recorded in 1904)
190361,009▼ 265
190210744▲ 114
19017858▲ 452
190051,310back (not recorded in 1899)
18988804▲ 253
189751,057back (not recorded in 1894–1896)
18936907back (not recorded in 1891–1892)
18905994▼ 20
18895974▼ 219
18888755back (not recorded in 1887)
18866845▲ 91
18855936▲ 35
18845971▼ 172
18836799▼ 188
188210611▲ 42
18818653▲ 256
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