Samer vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samer

Boy name · Rank #7877

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samer Samuel
Current Rank #7877 #17
Total Births (all years) 1,458 820,196
Peak Year 1994 2001
Peak Year Births 53 14,813
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samer 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 16 44,247
1970s 173 48,099
1980s 328 73,456
1990s 436 125,597
2000s 302 138,647
2010s 138 108,128
2020s 65 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samer Samuel
2014 16 11,029
2015 18 10,905
2016 - 10,621
2017 16 10,449
2018 15 9,854
2019 7 9,322
2020 - 8,594
2021 12 8,580
2022 13 8,427
2023 16 8,038
2024 10 8,355
2025 14 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, 1966–2025.

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