Samul vs Samuel

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

Name A

Samul

Boy name

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samul Samuel
Current Rank Unranked #17
Total Births (all years) 226 811,720
Peak Year 1925 2001
Peak Year Births 13 14,813
Peak Decade 1920ss 2000ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1882 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samul Samuel
1880ss 5 9,129
1890ss — 7,857
1900ss — 8,149
1910ss 19 34,166
1920ss 95 43,362
1930ss 51 32,135
1940ss 33 43,127
1950ss 18 53,766
1960ss — 44,250
1970ss 5 48,103
1980ss — 73,460
1990ss — 125,592
2000ss — 138,622
2010ss — 108,101
2020ss — 41,901

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samul Samuel
2014 — 11,024
2015 — 10,900
2016 — 10,615
2017 — 10,447
2018 — 9,850
2019 — 9,321
2020 — 8,585
2021 — 8,573
2022 — 8,414
2023 — 8,019
2024 — 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, 1882–1971.

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