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 #2101

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Sameer Samuel
Current Rank #2101 #17
Total Births (all years) 3,343 811,720
Peak Year 2005 2001
Peak Year Births 136 14,813
Peak Decade 2000ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1968 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sameer 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 11 44,250
1970ss 236 48,103
1980ss 399 73,460
1990ss 570 125,592
2000ss 1,082 138,622
2010ss 723 108,101
2020ss 322 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sameer Samuel
2014 87 11,024
2015 78 10,900
2016 66 10,615
2017 61 10,447
2018 71 9,850
2019 48 9,321
2020 64 8,585
2021 71 8,573
2022 59 8,414
2023 57 8,019
2024 71 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, 1968–2024.

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