boy's name
Samual
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 6,350
Ireland
#865
2008 births
Samual is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 1997, when 127 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 276,319 babies in the United States is given this name.
Samual over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 58 |
| 1890s | 24 |
| 1900s | 59 |
| 1910s | 177 |
| 1920s | 340 |
| 1930s | 301 |
| 1940s | 315 |
| 1950s | 386 |
| 1960s | 411 |
| 1970s | 478 |
| 1980s | 656 |
| 1990s | 974 |
| 2000s | 904 |
| 2010s | 392 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 119 |
How popular is Samual?
In 2025, Samual was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Samual 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 Samual
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samual also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samual over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samual
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samual — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samual
How popular is the name Samual?
In 2025, Samual was given to 12 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samual a girl's or a boy's name?
Samual is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Samual most popular?
Samual peaked in 1997, when 127 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samual a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samual currently ranks #7,181 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.