Samwell — #11926 US boys' name
49 babies named Samwell in U.S. Social Security records since 2016, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 16% of names given to boys today.
53% of everyone ever named Samwell was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Samwell in 2019 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Samwell
The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Samwell between 2016 and 2024, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samwell currently holds the #11926 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 10 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Samwell performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 26 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Samwell shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.
No etymological entry is currently available for Samwell 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 49 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.
Samwell at a glance
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Current rank
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Samwell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2016
- Peak year (2019)
- 10
- Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
Currently ranks #11926 among boys.
49 total births across 9 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2019 with 10 births in a single year.
Samwell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2020s
- 26 births that decade — 53% of Samwell's all-time total
Samwell decade highlights
- Peak decade 26 births
- Runner-up 23 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2020s was Samwell's strongest decade
26 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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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, 2016–2024 (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.