Boys' name · since 1917
Sammuel
Sammuel has 2,703 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2009 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,703
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sammuel is the #4418 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 2,703 recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Sammuel recorded 2,703 times among boys since 1917, holding rank #4418 nationally today, ahead of 68% of boys, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #2,722 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,418 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,703 born since 1917
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sammuel ranks #2,722 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,418 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,703 born since 1917, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,722 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,418 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,703
- born since 1917
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sammuel's 2,703 recorded births place it above 94.01% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sammuel compares
2,703 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Sammuel's all-time total is 7x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sammuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,703 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 61 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sammuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sammuel's SSA record in two at 1972 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1918, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2009 peak of 61, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sammuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 61
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Sammuel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (479 births, 18% of the file).
2000s was Sammuel's strongest decade.
479 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Sammuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 92
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 95
1930s
95 births
- 1940s
1940s
192 births
- 1950s
1950s
318 births
- 1960s
1960s
229 births
- 1970s 178
1970s
178 births
- 1980s
1980s
276 births
- 1990s
1990s
345 births
- 2000s
2000s
479 births
- 2010s
2010s
335 births
- 2020s 152
2020s
152 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 479 births (18% of all-time use).
How Sammuel 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 Sammuel's total volume
Sammuel by state
Where Sammuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 213 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 126 | 4.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 40 | 1.5% |
| #4 | New York | | 16 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #6 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.2% |
213 of 2,703 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Sammuel's data
- Sammuel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (479 total births); usage has since declined to 152 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sammuels (213 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
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 Sammuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Sammuel 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.