US rank #9057 Boys' name Peak 1999 201 births

Samuell — #9057 US boys' name

201 babies named Samuell in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s51930s51940s51970s51980s121990s612000s642010s312020s8
#9057
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Samuell was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

11 babies were named Samuell in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samuell

The Social Security Administration has registered 201 babies named Samuell between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samuell currently holds the #9057 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samuell performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Samuell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Samuell in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samuell 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 201 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.

Samuell at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

201

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

1999

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#9,057

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Samuell popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
11
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
4681012 20242013200620021997199219781919 5

Samuell by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
64 births that decade — 32% of Samuell's all-time total
1910s51920s51930s51940s51970s51980s121990s612000s642010s312020s8

Samuell by state

Where Samuell concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samuell
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 7.5%
Texas share of Samuell's total US births 7.5%

15 of 201 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samuell?
201 babies have been named Samuell since 1919. It currently ranks #9057 among boys. The peak year was 1999 with 11 births.
When was Samuell most popular?
Samuell was most popular in the 2000s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Samuell most popular?
The top states for the name Samuell are Texas (15 births).
How long has the name Samuell been used?
Samuell has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Samuell?
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, 1919–2024 (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.