Boys' name · since 1998
Samael
523 babies named Samael in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samael is the #3359 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 523 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Samael recorded 523 times among boys since 1998, holding rank #3359 nationally today, ahead of 76% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #7,694 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,359 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 523 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samael ranks #7,694 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,359 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 523 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,694 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,359 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 523
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Samael's 523 recorded births place it above 83.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Samael compares
523 Top 43% higher than 57% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Samael's all-time total is 42% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 523 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samael's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1998, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 62, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Samael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (280 births, 54% of the file).
2020s was Samael's strongest decade.
280 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Samael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
163 births
- 2020s
2020s
280 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 280 births (54% of all-time use).
How Samael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Samael's total volume
Samael by state
Where Samael concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 87 | 16.6% |
| #2 | California | | 57 | 10.9% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 7 | 1.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 5 | 1.0% |
87 of 523 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Texas records the most Samaels (87 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1998–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.