Boys' name · since 1882
Sameul
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.
- #5,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 871
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sameul sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 871 recorded since 1882.
Social Security Administration records show Sameul recorded 871 times among boys since 1882, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2017.
- #5,603 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 871 born since 1882
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sameul ranks #5,603 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 871 born since 1882, peaking in the 1950s.
- #5,603 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 871
- born since 1882
- 1950s
- peak decade
Sameul's 871 recorded births place it above 87.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sameul's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sameul splits its recorded history at 1961: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1882 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1950 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sameul popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2017
- Peak year (1950)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Sameul by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (143 births, 16% of the file).
1950s was Sameul's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Sameul births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1910s 41
1910s
41 births
- 1920s
1920s
95 births
- 1930s
1930s
62 births
- 1940s
1940s
78 births
- 1950s
1950s
143 births
- 1960s
1960s
95 births
- 1970s
1970s
104 births
- 1980s
1980s
124 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s 45
2000s
45 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 143 births (16% of all-time use).
How Sameul 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 Sameul's total volume
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What to do with Sameul's data
- Sameul's decade-level peak was the 1950s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sameul: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1950)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1882–2017 (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 Sameul 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.