Boys' name · since 1993
Samvel
211 babies named Samvel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samvel is the #6979 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 211 recorded since 1993.
Samvel has 211 recorded births among boys since 1993, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6979 as of the latest data, more common than 50% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #12,638 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,979 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 211 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samvel ranks #12,638 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,979 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 211 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #12,638 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,979 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 211
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Samvel's 211 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Samvel compares
211 39th 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
Samvel's all-time total is 43% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samvel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 211 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 34 | 22,252 |
Samvel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samvel splits its recorded history at 2012: 59% of all births land in the more recent half, 41% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2022 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samvel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Samvel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 36% of the file).
2010s was Samvel's strongest decade.
76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Samvel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
32 births
- 2000s
2000s
36 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (36% of all-time use).
Samvel by state
Where Samvel concentrates geographically, total births since 1993
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 31.3% |
66 of 211 births nationwide.
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What to do with Samvel's data
- Samvel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Samvels (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samvel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1993–2025 (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 Samvel 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.