Total births
58
Boys' name · since 1940
Sammual
Sammual has 58 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1987 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 58
- total births
- 1940–2009
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Sammual sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 58 recorded since 1940.
Sammual has 58 recorded births among boys since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2009.
- 58 total births
- 1940–2009 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
58 boys have been named Sammual since 1940, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 2009.
- 58
- total births
- 1940–2009
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
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.
Sammual's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sammual's full recorded timeline at 1987, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1940, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1987 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sammual at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
1987
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Sammual popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2009
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Sammual by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Sammual's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Sammual births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s
1950s
11 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 13 births (22% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sammual? ▼
Sammual has been given to 58 babies in the U.S. since 1940, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2009. 7 babies were born in 1987, its single highest year.
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? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sammual since 1940 -- 70 years through the most recent 2009 data.
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.
What to do with Sammual's data
- Sammual's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (13 total births) through the 2000s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sammual
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sammual
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Sammy Boy
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Sammie Boy
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Samson Boy
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Compare Sammual side by side: Sammual vs Samuel Sammual vs Sam Sammual vs Sammy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1940–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sammual: Baby Name Since 1940 - 58 Births, Peak 1987." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sammual. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sammual 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 July 2026.