Samba vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samba

Boy name · Rank #9382

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samba Samuel
Current Rank #9382 #17
Total Births (all years) 167 811,720
Peak Year 2008 2001
Peak Year Births 14 14,813
Peak Decade 2010ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1997 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samba 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 — 48,103
1980ss — 73,460
1990ss 5 125,592
2000ss 55 138,622
2010ss 80 108,101
2020ss 27 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samba Samuel
2014 9 11,024
2015 8 10,900
2016 7 10,615
2017 12 10,447
2018 5 9,850
2019 10 9,321
2020 11 8,585
2021 — 8,573
2022 8 8,414
2023 — 8,019
2024 8 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, 1997–2024.

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