NameTrendsU.S. Baby Name Data

Samuel Girls

The U.S. popularity history of Samuel: every year it appeared on the national list since 1890, with 2,889 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
2,889
Peak year
1985 #1781
Years on the list
121
10-year trend
-42.6%

In the 1980s · Most used in CA in {year}

Popularity history

1890–2025

YearBirthsRank
20116#16423
201214#8556
201314#8505
201414#8419
201512#9394
201616#7546
201716#7381
201812#9061
201910#10346
202014#7897
20216#14967
20228#12067
202310#10196
20247#13235
20258#11753

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1985

CA
10
NY
6

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