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Worldwide Name Statistics

Samuel

Ranked #54 - 1 in 12,993 people
US

Most common in

United States

616k bearers

World total

615,694

estimated living bearers

Global rank

#54

worldwide

Country breakdown

United States616k
Worldwide
~616k
rank #54
Rarity
1 in 12,993
of people globally
Gender split
100/0
male / female %
Countries covered
1
~616k in US

About the name Samuel

There are an estimated 615,694 people named Samuel alive worldwide today. That ranks Samuel at #54 globally, with the highest concentrations in United States.

In the United States, Samuel is held by approximately 615,694 people, ranking #54 among first names. That works out to roughly 186 per 100,000 Americans (or 1 in 539 U.S. residents).

Historically Samuel is used overwhelmingly as a male name (99.6% male).

Samuel appears in birth records going back to 1880. Use the chart below to see how its popularity has changed across decades, and the surname section to find common pairings.

Gender distribution

Based on historical birth records, this name is used predominantly male.

Male 99.6%Female 0.4%

Samuel popularity by year

U.S. births per year for Samuel, 1880 to 2025 (source: SSA name files).

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  1. 1880: 1,024
  2. 1881: 919
  3. 1882: 1,003
  4. 1883: 937
  5. 1884: 945
  6. 1885: 888
  7. 1886: 870
  8. 1887: 802
  9. 1888: 931
  10. 1889: 810
  11. 1890: 820
  12. 1891: 759
  13. 1892: 902
  14. 1893: 856
  15. 1894: 776
  16. 1895: 814
  17. 1896: 734
  18. 1897: 759
  19. 1898: 749
  20. 1899: 704
  21. 1900: 883
  22. 1901: 628
  23. 1902: 702
  24. 1903: 741
  25. 1904: 727
  26. 1905: 863
  27. 1906: 789
  28. 1907: 892
  29. 1908: 965
  30. 1909: 983
  31. 1910: 1,129
  32. 1911: 1,398
  33. 1912: 2,608
  34. 1913: 2,855
  35. 1914: 3,712
  36. 1915: 4,361
  37. 1916: 4,413
  38. 1917: 4,506
  39. 1918: 4,795
  40. 1919: 4,487
  41. 1920: 4,671
  42. 1921: 4,774
  43. 1922: 4,616
  44. 1923: 4,595
  45. 1924: 4,614
  46. 1925: 4,430
  47. 1926: 4,204
  48. 1927: 4,226
  49. 1928: 3,871
  50. 1929: 3,598
  51. 1930: 3,550
  52. 1931: 3,407
  53. 1932: 3,428
  54. 1933: 3,132
  55. 1934: 3,152
  56. 1935: 3,166
  57. 1936: 2,902
  58. 1937: 3,050
  59. 1938: 3,266
  60. 1939: 3,272
  61. 1940: 3,384
  62. 1941: 3,553
  63. 1942: 4,220
  64. 1943: 4,160
  65. 1944: 3,964
  66. 1945: 3,973
  67. 1946: 4,550
  68. 1947: 5,124
  69. 1948: 5,017
  70. 1949: 5,377
  71. 1950: 5,245
  72. 1951: 5,493
  73. 1952: 5,676
  74. 1953: 5,444
  75. 1954: 5,651
  76. 1955: 5,558
  77. 1956: 5,613
  78. 1957: 5,250
  79. 1958: 5,070
  80. 1959: 4,985
  81. 1960: 4,738
  82. 1961: 4,694
  83. 1962: 4,586
  84. 1963: 4,545
  85. 1964: 4,489
  86. 1965: 4,421
  87. 1966: 4,178
  88. 1967: 4,252
  89. 1968: 4,150
  90. 1969: 4,459
  91. 1970: 4,584
  92. 1971: 4,445
  93. 1972: 4,252
  94. 1973: 4,300
  95. 1974: 4,705
  96. 1975: 4,656
  97. 1976: 5,062
  98. 1977: 5,297
  99. 1978: 5,427
  100. 1979: 5,734
  101. 1980: 6,050
  102. 1981: 6,080
  103. 1982: 6,059
  104. 1983: 6,258
  105. 1984: 6,410
  106. 1985: 7,073
  107. 1986: 7,635
  108. 1987: 8,639
  109. 1988: 9,627
  110. 1989: 10k
  111. 1990: 11k
  112. 1991: 11k
  113. 1992: 11k
  114. 1993: 12k
  115. 1994: 12k
  116. 1995: 12k
  117. 1996: 14k
  118. 1997: 14k
  119. 1998: 14k
  120. 1999: 14k
  121. 2000: 14k
  122. 2001: 15k
  123. 2002: 15k
  124. 2003: 15k
  125. 2004: 14k
  126. 2005: 14k
  127. 2006: 14k
  128. 2007: 13k
  129. 2008: 13k
  130. 2009: 12k
  131. 2010: 12k
  132. 2011: 11k
  133. 2012: 11k
  134. 2013: 11k
  135. 2014: 11k
  136. 2015: 11k
  137. 2016: 11k
  138. 2017: 10k
  139. 2018: 9,866
  140. 2019: 9,332
  141. 2020: 8,608
  142. 2021: 8,586
  143. 2022: 8,435
  144. 2023: 8,048
  145. 2024: 8,362
  146. 2025: 8,342

Frequently asked questions

How many people are named Samuel worldwide?

There are an estimated 615,694 people named Samuel alive worldwide today, ranking #54 globally.

Is Samuel a rare name?

Worldwide that works out to about 1 in 12,993 people. In the United States there are roughly 615,694 bearers, which is 1 in 539 Americans.

Is Samuel a boy or girl name?

Based on historical birth records, Samuel is used 99.6% male and 0.4% female.

Where does the name Samuel come from?

Who are famous people named Samuel?

Data sources

Every figure on this page is cited. See the methodology page for the full picture.

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