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 #7844

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samer Samuel
Current Rank #7844 #17
Total Births (all years) 1,443 811,720
Peak Year 1994 2001
Peak Year Births 53 14,813
Peak Decade 1990ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1966 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samer 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 16 44,250
1970ss 173 48,103
1980ss 327 73,460
1990ss 436 125,592
2000ss 302 138,622
2010ss 138 108,101
2020ss 51 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samer Samuel
2014 16 11,024
2015 18 10,900
2016 — 10,615
2017 16 10,447
2018 15 9,850
2019 7 9,321
2020 — 8,585
2021 12 8,573
2022 13 8,414
2023 16 8,019
2024 10 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, 1966–2024.

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