Recorded 1917–1989 Boys' name Peak 1983 28 births

Amuel — boys' name

28 babies named Amuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1983. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51980s18
1980s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Amuel was born in this single decade.

1983
Single peak year

8 babies were named Amuel in 1983 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Amuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 28 babies named Amuel between 1917 and 1989, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Amuel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1983, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Amuel performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Amuel shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Amuel in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 28 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Amuel at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

28

Since 1917

73 years of records

Peak year

1983

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1917

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1989

Amuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1917

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1983)
8
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
456789 19891988198319271917 5

Amuel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 64% of Amuel's all-time total
1910s51920s51980s18

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Amuel?
28 babies have been named Amuel since 1917. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1983 with 8 births.
When was Amuel most popular?
Amuel was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1983.
How long has the name Amuel been used?
Amuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 73 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Amuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Amun, Amunra, Amuri, Amulek. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.