Boys' name · since 1918
Samule
Samule has 314 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1960 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Samule sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 314 recorded since 1918.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samule has been recorded 314 times among boys since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2009.
- #10,331 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 314 born since 1918
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samule ranks #10,331 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 314 born since 1918, peaking in the 1950s.
- #10,331 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 314
- born since 1918
- 1950s
- peak decade
Samule's 314 recorded births place it above 77.27% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samule's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samule's full recorded timeline at 1961, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1919, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1960 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samule popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2009
- Peak year (1960)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Samule by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (83 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Samule's strongest decade.
83 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Samule births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 11
1910s
11 births
- 1920s 22
1920s
22 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
38 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
45 births
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s
1980s
49 births
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s 20
2000s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 83 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Samule's data
- Samule's decade-level peak was the 1950s (83 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2000s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Samule: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1918–2009 (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 Samule 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.