Recorded 1940–2009 Boys' name Peak 1987 58 births

Sammual — boys' name

58 babies named Sammual in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s111950s111960s51980s131990s62000s12
1980s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Sammual was born in this single decade.

1987
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sammual in 1987 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sammual

The Social Security Administration has registered 58 babies named Sammual between 1940 and 2009, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sammual currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sammual performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sammual shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sammual 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 58 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.

Sammual at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

58

Since 1940

70 years of records

Peak year

1987

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1940

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2009

Sammual popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1940

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1987)
7
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
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Sammual by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
13 births that decade — 22% of Sammual's all-time total
1940s111950s111960s51980s131990s62000s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sammual?
58 babies have been named Sammual since 1940. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1987 with 7 births.
When was Sammual most popular?
Sammual was most popular in the 1980s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1987.
How long has the name Sammual been used?
Sammual has been recorded in Social Security data since 1940, spanning 70 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Sammual?
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.

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, 1940–2009 (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.