Samar vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samar

Boy name · Rank #2299

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samar Samuel
Current Rank #2299 #17
Total Births (all years) 1,278 820,196
Peak Year 2022 2001
Peak Year Births 92 14,813
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1973 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samar 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 26 48,099
1980s 32 73,456
1990s 50 125,597
2000s 193 138,647
2010s 555 108,128
2020s 422 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samar Samuel
2014 60 11,029
2015 62 10,905
2016 67 10,621
2017 72 10,449
2018 76 9,854
2019 73 9,322
2020 67 8,594
2021 85 8,580
2022 92 8,427
2023 56 8,038
2024 62 8,355
2025 60 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, 1973–2025.

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