Recorded 1882–2017 Boys' name Peak 1950 871 births

Sameul — boys' name

871 babies named Sameul in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1950. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1950s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Sameul was born in this single decade.

1950
Single peak year

20 babies were named Sameul in 1950 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sameul

The Social Security Administration has registered 871 babies named Sameul between 1882 and 2017, spanning 136 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sameul currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1950, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sameul performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sameul shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sameul 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 871 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.

Sameul at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

871

Since 1882

136 years of records

Peak year

1950

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1882

Recorded for 136 years

Last year on file: 2017

Sameul popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1882

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1950)
20
Annual births at peak — across 136 years of records
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Sameul by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
143 births that decade — 16% of Sameul's all-time total
1880s51910s411920s951930s621940s781950s1431960s951970s1041980s1241990s722000s452010s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sameul?
871 babies have been named Sameul since 1882. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1950 with 20 births.
When was Sameul most popular?
Sameul was most popular in the 1950s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 1950.
How long has the name Sameul been used?
Sameul has been recorded in Social Security data since 1882, spanning 136 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Sameul?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1882–2017 (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.