Sammuel
Sammuel was the 4513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1266th; the most babies were born in 2009 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 457 places. More babies were named Sammuel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Samuel) Meaning disputed · Hebrew
- Rank in 2025
- #4,513 boys, down 612 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 23boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200961 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,703babies recorded
What does the name Sammuel mean?
Sammuel is a spelling of Samuel, pronounced the same way, so it shares Samuel's meaning and origin.
Samuel is the Hebrew name of the prophet who anointed Israel's first kings. Its meaning is disputed: DMNES gives 'name of God' or 'God has heard', and Wiktionary gives 'God has set'. In 1 Samuel 1:20, Hannah explains the name as 'I asked God for him', which the JPS note calls a play on words. DMNES says it was uncommon in England before the Reformation.
שְׁמוּאֵל (Biblical Hebrew, “Shemuel”)
How sure is this? Disputed. Three readings ('name of God', 'God has heard', 'God has set'), plus the biblical wordplay.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Samuel'
- Hebrew Bible, I Samuel 1.20, JPS Tanakh: Gender-Sensitive Edition, with translator's note (via Sefaria)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (names.zip, yob*.txt), team3 computation
- Wikidata item Q629347
- Wiktionary, entry 'Samuel'
Sammuel popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,513 | 23 |
| 2020 | #3,901 | 27 |
| 2010 | #2,864 | 42 |
| 2000 | #2,321 | 42 |
| 1990 | #1,937 | 40 |
| 1980 | #2,434 | 21 |
| 1970 | #1,607 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,724 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,425 | 27 |
| 1940 | #2,165 | 12 |
| 1930 | #3,540 | 7 |
| 1920 | #4,863 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sammuel, counting every spelling?
Sammuel is a spelling of Samuel, a name family that ranked #22 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,513 for Sammuel on its own. Together these spellings went to 8,357 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | 8,334 | #18 | 41,734 |
| Sammuel | 23 | #4,513 | 125 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sammuel?
23 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sammuel (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sammuel born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 363 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sammuel.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sammuel?
About 2,200 people born in the US named Sammuel are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 18 and 53. That makes Sammuel mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sammuel by state
How common Sammuel was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (1.5×). In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sammuel: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sammuel, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sammuel
What does Sammuel mean?
The meaning of Samuel is disputed: Three readings ('name of God', 'God has heard', 'God has set'), plus the biblical wordplay.
How popular is the name Sammuel?
Sammuel was the 4513th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 23 babies. Its best year was 1954, when it ranked 1266th; the most babies were born in 2009 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 457 places. More babies were named Sammuel in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sammuel a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sammuel in the US.
Where is Sammuel most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sammuel was most common in California (0.02 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Florida.