boy's name
Shmuel
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 6,524
the United States
#921
2025 births
Shmuel is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 256 babies in the United States, ranking #921. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 256 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 12,951 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1953.
Shmuel over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 23 |
| 1960s | 94 |
| 1970s | 244 |
| 1980s | 519 |
| 1990s | 723 |
| 2000s | 1,125 |
| 2010s | 1,850 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,394 |
How popular is Shmuel?
In 2025, Shmuel was given to 256 babies in the United States, ranking #921 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Shmuel 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 Shmuel
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Shmuel also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shmuel over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Shmuel
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shmuel — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Shmuel
How popular is the name Shmuel?
In 2025, Shmuel was given to 256 babies in the United States, ranking #921 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Shmuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Shmuel is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Shmuel most popular?
Shmuel peaked in 2025, when 256 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Shmuel a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Shmuel currently ranks #921 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.