Unisex name · since 1990
Samuelle
39 babies named Samuelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #23,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
39 boys have been named Samuelle since 1990, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samuelle has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1990, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. 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 2010.
- #23,963 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1990
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samuelle ranks #23,963 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1990, peaking in the 1990s.
- #23,963 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1990
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samuelle's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samuelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samuelle's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 41% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 59%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1991 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samuelle popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2010
- Peak year (1991)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2010.
39 total births across 21 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1991 with 13 births in a single year.
Samuelle popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 1994 (Samuelle as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Samuelle accounts for 22% of total recorded use across both genders.
Samuelle by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (23 births, 59% of the file).
1990s was Samuelle's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Samuelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
23 births
- 2000s
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 23 births (59% of all-time use).
Samuelle decade highlights
- Peak decade 23 births
- Runner-up 11 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Samuelle's data
- Samuelle's decade-level peak was the 1990s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samuelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1991)
Similar record span (~20 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, 1990–2010 (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 Samuelle 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.
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