Samel vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samel

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samel Samuel
Current Rank Unranked #17
Total Births (all years) 69 820,196
Peak Year 1920 2001
Peak Year Births 8 14,813
Peak Decade 1920s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1918 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samel Samuel
1880s - 9,129
1890s - 7,857
1900s - 8,149
1910s 7 34,166
1920s 24 43,362
1930s 19 32,135
1940s - 43,129
1950s - 53,767
1960s - 44,247
1970s 6 48,099
1980s 13 73,456
1990s - 125,597
2000s - 138,647
2010s - 108,128
2020s - 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samel Samuel
2014 - 11,029
2015 - 10,905
2016 - 10,621
2017 - 10,449
2018 - 9,854
2019 - 9,322
2020 - 8,594
2021 - 8,580
2022 - 8,427
2023 - 8,038
2024 - 8,355
2025 - 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, 1918–1984.

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