Samir vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samir

Boy name · Rank #589

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samir Samuel
Current Rank #589 #17
Total Births (all years) 11,094 820,196
Peak Year 2023 2001
Peak Year Births 488 14,813
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1957 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samir Samuel
1880s - 9,129
1890s - 7,857
1900s - 8,149
1910s - 34,166
1920s - 43,362
1930s - 32,135
1940s - 43,129
1950s 5 53,767
1960s 136 44,247
1970s 562 48,099
1980s 877 73,456
1990s 1,325 125,597
2000s 2,349 138,647
2010s 3,142 108,128
2020s 2,698 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samir Samuel
2014 310 11,029
2015 331 10,905
2016 302 10,621
2017 335 10,449
2018 326 9,854
2019 362 9,322
2020 413 8,594
2021 394 8,580
2022 483 8,427
2023 488 8,038
2024 486 8,355
2025 434 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, 1957–2025.

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