Sammuel
Recorded 1917–2025 · United States
Sammuel was most popular in 2009, when 61 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,955 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,389, with 23 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,703 people named Sammuel.
Sammuel over time
How old is the name Sammuel?
Sammuel first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1917, which makes it about 108 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 108 of the 109 years since.
How many people are named Sammuel?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 2,703 American births named Sammuel between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States. Of those, roughly 2,227 are estimated to be alive today.
How many babies were named Sammuel in 2025?
23 American babies were named Sammuel in 2025, ranking #9,389 that year.
Is Sammuel getting more or less popular?
Sammuel is falling. Across 2021–2025 it averaged 25 births a year, against 38 a year across 2011–2015 — a change of -34% over the decade.
Measured on recorded births. American births overall have fallen since 2007, so most established names lose births over any recent decade — a name can shed births and still hold its rank. Compare the rank above, which is measured against the other names of the same year.
Is Sammuel a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Sammuel is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 2,703 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.
Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.
How old is someone named Sammuel?
Roughly 2,227 Americans named Sammuel are alive today — 82% of everyone ever recorded with the name. The median is 31 years old, and half are between 18 and 54. That is a wide band, the mark of a name in steady use across generations rather than a passing fashion.
An estimate, not a count. Recorded births are carried forward through the Social Security Administration’s 2023 period life table, by age and sex. That table describes mortality in one recent year, so it credits the oldest cohorts with today’s survival rather than the harsher rates they actually lived through — the further back a name peaked, the more this will overstate how many remain. It counts people issued a Social Security number at birth, not immigrants who arrived later.
Where Sammuel is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org