Boys' name · since 1953
Shmuel
5,972 babies named Shmuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1953, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,972
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Shmuel is the #921 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 5,972 recorded since 1953.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shmuel has been recorded 5,972 times among boys since 1953, currently ranked #921 nationally and more common than 93% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1953 to 2025.
- #1,596 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #921 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 5,972 born since 1953
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Shmuel ranks #1,596 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #921 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 5,972 born since 1953, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,596 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #921 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,972
- born since 1953
- 2010s
- peak decade
Shmuel's 5,972 recorded births place it above 96.49% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Shmuel compares
5,972 Top 12% higher than 88% of 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
Shmuel's all-time total is 16x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Shmuel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,972 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 256 | 34 | 22,252 |
Shmuel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Shmuel splits its recorded history at 1991: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1955 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 256 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Shmuel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1953–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 256
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Shmuel by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,850 births, 31% of the file).
2010s was Shmuel's strongest decade.
1,850 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Shmuel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 23
1950s
23 births
- 1960s 94
1960s
94 births
- 1970s 244
1970s
244 births
- 1980s 519
1980s
519 births
- 1990s 723
1990s
723 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,125 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,850 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,394 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,850 births (31% of all-time use).
How Shmuel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Shmuel's total volume
Shmuel by state
Where Shmuel concentrates geographically, total births since 1953
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 3,032 | 50.8% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 1,770 | 29.6% |
| #3 | California | | 84 | 1.4% |
| #4 | Maryland | | 82 | 1.4% |
| #5 | Florida | | 71 | 1.2% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 41 | 0.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 19 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.1% |
3,032 of 5,972 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Shmuel appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Shmuel's data
- Shmuel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,850 total births) through the 2020s (1,394) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Shmuels (3,032 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Shmuel
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Shmuel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~72 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, 1953–2025 (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 Shmuel 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.