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 #6568

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samad Samuel
Current Rank #6568 #17
Total Births (all years) 833 820,196
Peak Year 2002 2001
Peak Year Births 29 14,813
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samad Samuel
1880s - 9,129
1890s - 7,857
1900s - 8,149
1910s - 34,166
1920s - 43,362
1930s - 32,135
1940s - 43,129
1950s - 53,767
1960s - 44,247
1970s 39 48,099
1980s 135 73,456
1990s 163 125,597
2000s 236 138,647
2010s 177 108,128
2020s 83 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samad Samuel
2014 12 11,029
2015 23 10,905
2016 14 10,621
2017 16 10,449
2018 21 9,854
2019 18 9,322
2020 16 8,594
2021 10 8,580
2022 11 8,427
2023 17 8,038
2024 13 8,355
2025 16 8,334

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, 1972–2025.

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