Sameer vs Samuel

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

Name A

Sameer

Boy name · Rank #2110

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Sameer Samuel
Current Rank #2110 #17
Total Births (all years) 3,414 820,196
Peak Year 2005 2001
Peak Year Births 136 14,813
Peak Decade 2000s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sameer 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 11 44,247
1970s 236 48,099
1980s 399 73,456
1990s 570 125,597
2000s 1,083 138,647
2010s 724 108,128
2020s 391 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sameer Samuel
2014 87 11,029
2015 78 10,905
2016 66 10,621
2017 61 10,449
2018 71 9,854
2019 48 9,322
2020 64 8,594
2021 71 8,580
2022 59 8,427
2023 57 8,038
2024 71 8,355
2025 69 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, 1968–2025.

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