US rank #12920 Boys' name Peak 2014 127 births

Shemuel — #12920 US boys' name

127 babies named Shemuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s192000s232010s602020s25
#12920
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 9% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Shemuel was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

11 babies were named Shemuel in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Shemuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 127 babies named Shemuel between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Shemuel currently holds the #12920 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Shemuel performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Shemuel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Shemuel 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 127 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.

Shemuel at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

127

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2014

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#12,920

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Shemuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
11
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
4681012 2024202120172014200820011993 6

Shemuel by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 47% of Shemuel's all-time total
1990s192000s232010s602020s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Shemuel?
127 babies have been named Shemuel since 1993. It currently ranks #12920 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 11 births.
When was Shemuel most popular?
Shemuel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Shemuel been used?
Shemuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Shemuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sherman, Sheldon, Shelby, Shelton, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.