Samual
Samual was the 7110th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 640th; the most babies were born in 1997 (127). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,971 places. More babies were named Samual in the 1990s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #7,110 boys, down 3,705 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 12boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1997127 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,594babies recorded
Samual popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,110 | 12 |
| 2020 | #3,405 | 33 |
| 2010 | #2,232 | 59 |
| 2000 | #1,368 | 93 |
| 1990 | #1,174 | 87 |
| 1980 | #1,069 | 72 |
| 1970 | #1,275 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,031 | 56 |
| 1950 | #971 | 52 |
| 1940 | #1,330 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,188 | 36 |
| 1920 | #1,249 | 34 |
| 1910 | #1,805 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,475 | 5 |
| 1890 | #1,134 | 5 |
| 1880 | #1,038 | 5 |
How popular is Samual, counting every spelling?
Samual has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Samual?
12 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samual (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Samual 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 705 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samual.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samual?
About 4,100 people born in the US named Samual are alive today, with a median age of 33; half are between 23 and 49. That makes Samual mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Samual by state
How common Samual was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Samual
How popular is the name Samual?
Samual was the 7110th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 12 babies. Its best year was 1882, when it ranked 640th; the most babies were born in 1997 (127). Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,971 places. More babies were named Samual in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Samual a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Samual in the US.
Where is Samual most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samual was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys).