Samuel
4 countries#18 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Samuel was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
823,085 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #18 · peaked in 2001 with 14,845 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
94,525 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #55 · peaked in 1979 with 2,333 births
Most common in: Nord, Paris, La Réunion, Loire-Atlantique, Pas-de-Calais
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
5,928 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #65 · peaked in 2005 with 209 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
1,989 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #69 · peaked in 2001 with 103 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Samuel’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #25 | — |
| 2007 | #25 | — |
| 2008 | #27 | ↓2 |
| 2009 | #24 | ↑3 |
| 2010 | #24 | — |
| 2011 | #26 | ↓2 |
| 2012 | #25 | ↑1 |
| 2013 | #25 | — |
| 2014 | #23 | ↑2 |
| 2015 | #23 | — |
| 2016 | #21 | ↑2 |
| 2017 | #21 | — |
| 2018 | #21 | — |
| 2019 | #22 | ↓1 |
| 2020 | #25 | ↓3 |
| 2021 | #23 | ↑2 |
| 2022 | #19 | ↑4 |
| 2023 | #19 | — |
| 2024 | #17 | ↑2 |
| 2025 | #18 | ↓1 |
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