Boys' name · since 1993
Shemuel
Shemuel has 137 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
137 babies have been named Shemuel since 1993, making it today's #8536 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Shemuel recorded 137 times among boys since 1993, holding rank #8536 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1993 to 2025.
- #15,386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,536 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 137 born since 1993
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shemuel ranks #15,386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,536 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 137 born since 1993, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,536 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 137
- born since 1993
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shemuel's 137 recorded births place it above 66.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Shemuel compares
137 31st 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
Shemuel's all-time total is 63% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shemuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 137 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shemuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Shemuel's full recorded timeline at 2015, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Shemuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Shemuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (60 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Shemuel's strongest decade.
60 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Shemuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
60 births
- 2020s
2020s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 60 births (44% of all-time use).
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What to do with Shemuel's data
- Shemuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (60 total births) through the 2020s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Shemuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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 Shemuel 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.