Recorded 1912–1998 Boys' name Peak 1917 360 births

Simuel — boys' name

360 babies named Simuel in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s621920s441930s551940s431950s671960s351970s271980s51990s22
1950s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Simuel was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

13 babies were named Simuel in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Simuel

The Social Security Administration has registered 360 babies named Simuel between 1912 and 1998, spanning 87 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Simuel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Simuel performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 67 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Simuel shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Simuel 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 360 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.

Simuel at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

360

Since 1912

87 years of records

Peak year

1917

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1912

Recorded for 87 years

Last year on file: 1998

Simuel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1912

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1917)
13
Annual births at peak — across 87 years of records
468101214 19981971195819501939193019191912 5

Simuel by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
67 births that decade — 19% of Simuel's all-time total
1910s621920s441930s551940s431950s671960s351970s271980s51990s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Simuel?
360 babies have been named Simuel since 1912. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1917 with 13 births.
When was Simuel most popular?
Simuel was most popular in the 1950s decade with 67 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
How long has the name Simuel been used?
Simuel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 87 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Simuel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Simon, Simeon, Sim, Simcha, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1912–1998 (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.