Samuel
Samuel
American Names · male
Etymology
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Meaning
- name of God; God has heard; asked of God
- Root
- Shemu'el
Related Meanings
Popularity Trends
Peak Year
1880
#38
Latest Rank
#36
2008
Total Births
57,929
Years in Data
1880–2008
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| Year | Rank | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #38 | 864 |
| 1881 | #40 | 848 |
| 1882 | #43 | 821 |
| 1883 | #41 | 833 |
| 1884 | #48 | 769 |
| 1885 | #48 | 765 |
| 1886 | #53 | 730 |
| 1887 | #52 | 733 |
| 1888 | #52 | 716 |
| 1889 | #60 | 680 |
| 1890 | #61 | 680 |
| 1891 | #57 | 689 |
| 1892 | #56 | 686 |
| 1893 | #56 | 703 |
| 1894 | #65 | 621 |
| 1895 | #63 | 642 |
| 1896 | #75 | 568 |
| 1897 | #70 | 622 |
| 1898 | #76 | 566 |
| 1899 | #72 | 611 |
| 1900 | #81 | 540 |
| 1901 | #80 | 543 |
| 1902 | #81 | 528 |
| 1903 | #73 | 572 |
| 1904 | #82 | 524 |
| 1905 | #69 | 597 |
| 1906 | #78 | 543 |
| 1907 | #73 | 562 |
| 1908 | #73 | 577 |
| 1909 | #73 | 555 |
| 1910 | #73 | 541 |
| 1911 | #67 | 578 |
| 1912 | #66 | 576 |
| 1913 | #75 | 531 |
| 1914 | #73 | 542 |
| 1915 | #79 | 493 |
| 1916 | #86 | 476 |
| 1917 | #87 | 468 |
| 1918 | #88 | 454 |
| 1919 | #88 | 440 |
| 1920 | #89 | 422 |
| 1921 | #89 | 418 |
| 1922 | #90 | 408 |
| 1923 | #95 | 404 |
| 1924 | #98 | 393 |
| 1925 | #100 | 383 |
| 1926 | #108 | 364 |
| 1927 | #110 | 360 |
| 1928 | #119 | 337 |
| 1929 | #124 | 321 |
| 1930 | #128 | 312 |
| 1931 | #131 | 315 |
| 1932 | #130 | 317 |
| 1933 | #136 | 304 |
| 1934 | #145 | 295 |
| 1935 | #139 | 294 |
| 1936 | #153 | 271 |
| 1937 | #146 | 277 |
| 1938 | #140 | 285 |
| 1939 | #139 | 287 |
| 1940 | #138 | 283 |
| 1941 | #136 | 281 |
| 1942 | #125 | 298 |
| 1943 | #131 | 284 |
| 1944 | #128 | 284 |
| 1945 | #129 | 289 |
| 1946 | #146 | 273 |
| 1947 | #147 | 274 |
| 1948 | #142 | 281 |
| 1949 | #133 | 297 |
| 1950 | #137 | 287 |
| 1951 | #141 | 286 |
| 1952 | #144 | 287 |
| 1953 | #151 | 270 |
| 1954 | #150 | 272 |
| 1955 | #154 | 264 |
| 1956 | #162 | 259 |
| 1957 | #176 | 239 |
| 1958 | #183 | 234 |
| 1959 | #191 | 228 |
| 1960 | #198 | 217 |
| 1961 | #198 | 216 |
| 1962 | #195 | 216 |
| 1963 | #189 | 218 |
| 1964 | #184 | 220 |
| 1965 | #170 | 232 |
| 1966 | #168 | 229 |
| 1967 | #154 | 238 |
| 1968 | #151 | 232 |
| 1969 | #151 | 242 |
| 1970 | #152 | 239 |
| 1971 | #149 | 242 |
| 1972 | #145 | 251 |
| 1973 | #142 | 264 |
| 1974 | #126 | 286 |
| 1975 | #128 | 284 |
| 1976 | #120 | 307 |
| 1977 | #117 | 307 |
| 1978 | #111 | 315 |
| 1979 | #105 | 317 |
| 1980 | #100 | 324 |
| 1981 | #103 | 324 |
| 1982 | #108 | 318 |
| 1983 | #105 | 332 |
| 1984 | #105 | 338 |
| 1985 | #101 | 363 |
| 1986 | #97 | 393 |
| 1987 | #89 | 439 |
| 1988 | #78 | 477 |
| 1989 | #77 | 481 |
| 1990 | #75 | 505 |
| 1991 | #68 | 529 |
| 1992 | #68 | 539 |
| 1993 | #63 | 565 |
| 1994 | #58 | 594 |
| 1995 | #55 | 616 |
| 1996 | #45 | 679 |
| 1997 | #40 | 711 |
| 1998 | #41 | 684 |
| 1999 | #41 | 687 |
| 2000 | #42 | 678 |
| 2001 | #37 | 715 |
| 2002 | #37 | 704 |
| 2003 | #33 | 697 |
| 2004 | #37 | 667 |
| 2005 | #33 | 670 |
| 2006 | #37 | 621 |
| 2007 | #37 | 601 |
| 2008 | #36 | 582 |