US rank #3527 Boys' name Peak 2009 2,679 births

Sammuel — #3527 US boys' name

2,679 babies named Sammuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s921930s951940s1921950s3181960s2291970s1781980s2761990s3452000s4792010s3342020s129
#3527
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 75% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

18% of everyone ever named Sammuel was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

61 babies were named Sammuel in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sammuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,679 babies named Sammuel between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sammuel currently holds the #3527 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 61 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sammuel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 479 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sammuel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 208 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sammuel in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sammuel 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 2,679 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.

Sammuel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,679

Since 1917

108 years of records

Peak year

2009

61 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#3,527

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1917

Recorded for 108 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sammuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
61
Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
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Sammuel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
479 births that decade — 18% of Sammuel's all-time total
1910s121920s921930s951940s1921950s3181960s2291970s1781980s2761990s3452000s4792010s3342020s129

Sammuel by state

Where Sammuel concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Sammuel
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
208 7.8%
#2 Texas
119 4.4%
#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%
California share of Sammuel's total US births 7.8%
Even split

208 of 2,679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sammuel?
2,679 babies have been named Sammuel since 1917. It currently ranks #3527 among boys. The peak year was 2009 with 61 births.
When was Sammuel most popular?
Sammuel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 479 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
Where is Sammuel most popular?
The top states for the name Sammuel are California (208 births), Texas (119 births), Florida (40 births).
How long has the name Sammuel been used?
Sammuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 108 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sammuel?
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, 1917–2024 (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.