Trend of the Popularity of Samuel as a Male Baby Name in the US

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 8,334 male babies that were named Samuel in the US, which was 0.49% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, the name Samuel peaked as a male baby name in the US in 2001 with a count of 14,813 babies, which was 0.76% of the total male babies born in the US in 2001.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of male babies in the US that were named Samuel, and the second chart shows the percent of male babies in the US that were named Samuel.

Trend of the Number of Male Babies who were Named Samuel in the US

Trend of the Percentage of Male Babies who were Named Samuel in the US

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in the US who were named Samuel from 1980 to 2025.

Trend of the Popularity of Samuel as a Male Baby Name in the US

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	6014	0.34
1981	6036	0.34
1982	6014	0.33
1983	6195	0.35
1984	6362	0.35
1985	7009	0.38
1986	7579	0.41
1987	8576	0.46
1988	9564	0.50
1989	10107	0.51
1990	10894	0.53
1991	11234	0.56
1992	11344	0.57
1993	11711	0.60
1994	12147	0.63
1995	12440	0.65
1996	13629	0.72
1997	14237	0.76
1998	13912	0.73
1999	14049	0.73
2000	14188	0.72
2001	14813	0.76
2002	14579	0.75
2003	14691	0.74
2004	14131	0.71
2005	14271	0.72
2006	13652	0.66
2007	13367	0.64
2008	12774	0.63
2009	12181	0.61
2010	11971	0.62
2011	11366	0.60
2012	11470	0.61
2013	11141	0.59
2014	11029	0.57
2015	10905	0.57
2016	10621	0.56
2017	10449	0.56
2018	9854	0.54
2019	9322	0.52
2020	8594	0.50
2021	8580	0.49
2022	8427	0.48
2023	8038	0.47
2024	8355	0.49
2025	8334	0.49