boy's name
Samiel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 196
Samiel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 414,422 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Samiel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 |
| 1980s | 8 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 28 |
| 2010s | 20 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 48 |
How popular is Samiel?
In 2025, Samiel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Samiel is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Samiel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samiel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samiel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samiel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samiel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samiel
How popular is the name Samiel?
In 2025, Samiel was given to 8 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samiel a girl's or a boy's name?
Samiel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Samiel most popular?
Samiel peaked in 2022, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Samiel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samiel currently ranks #5,939 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.