Sambo vs Samuel

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

Name A

Sambo

Boy name

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Sambo Samuel
Current Rank Unranked #17
Total Births (all years) 39 811,720
Peak Year 1924 2001
Peak Year Births 7 14,813
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sambo Samuel
1880ss — 9,129
1890ss — 7,857
1900ss — 8,149
1910ss 10 34,166
1920ss 12 43,362
1930ss 6 32,135
1940ss — 43,127
1950ss — 53,766
1960ss — 44,250
1970ss — 48,103
1980ss 11 73,460
1990ss — 125,592
2000ss — 138,622
2010ss — 108,101
2020ss — 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sambo Samuel
2014 — 11,024
2015 — 10,900
2016 — 10,615
2017 — 10,447
2018 — 9,850
2019 — 9,321
2020 — 8,585
2021 — 8,573
2022 — 8,414
2023 — 8,019
2024 — 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, 1918–1986.

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