Samual vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samual

Boy name · Rank #6206

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samual Samuel
Current Rank #6206 #17
Total Births (all years) 5,594 820,196
Peak Year 1997 2001
Peak Year Births 127 14,813
Peak Decade 1990s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1880 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samual Samuel
1880s 58 9,129
1890s 24 7,857
1900s 59 8,149
1910s 177 34,166
1920s 340 43,362
1930s 301 32,135
1940s 315 43,129
1950s 386 53,767
1960s 411 44,247
1970s 478 48,099
1980s 656 73,456
1990s 974 125,597
2000s 904 138,647
2010s 392 108,128
2020s 119 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samual Samuel
2014 20 11,029
2015 37 10,905
2016 33 10,621
2017 23 10,449
2018 33 9,854
2019 33 9,322
2020 33 8,594
2021 20 8,580
2022 13 8,427
2023 27 8,038
2024 14 8,355
2025 12 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, 1880–2025.

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