Unisex name · since 1990
Samuela
48 babies named Samuela in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #22,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 48
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samuela is the #11114 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 48 recorded since 1990.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samuela has been recorded 48 times among boys since 1990, currently ranked #11114 nationally and more common than 20% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1990 to 2025.
- #22,508 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,114 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 48 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samuela ranks #22,508 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,114 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 48 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #22,508 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,114 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 48
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samuela's 48 recorded births place it above 50.45% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Samuela compares
48 16th percentile among 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
Samuela's all-time total is 87% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samuela | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 48 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samuela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samuela's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1995 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samuela popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Samuela popularity over time - girls
45 total births recorded since 2005 (Samuela as girls' name)
Samuela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (16 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Samuela's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Samuela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
16 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 16 births (33% of all-time use).
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What to do with Samuela's data
- Samuela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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 Samuela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Samuela 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.