Samad vs Samuel

Side-by-side comparison of Samad and Samuel — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Samad

Boy name · Rank #6540

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samad Samuel
Current Rank #6540 #17
Total Births (all years) 817 811,720
Peak Year 2002 2001
Peak Year Births 29 14,813
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samad Samuel
1880ss — 9,129
1890ss — 7,857
1900ss — 8,149
1910ss — 34,166
1920ss — 43,362
1930ss — 32,135
1940ss — 43,127
1950ss — 53,766
1960ss — 44,250
1970ss 39 48,103
1980ss 135 73,460
1990ss 163 125,592
2000ss 236 138,622
2010ss 177 108,101
2020ss 67 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samad Samuel
2014 12 11,024
2015 23 10,900
2016 14 10,615
2017 16 10,447
2018 21 9,850
2019 18 9,321
2020 16 8,585
2021 10 8,573
2022 11 8,414
2023 17 8,019
2024 13 8,310

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1972–2024.

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