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

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 836 male babies that were named Samuel in California, which was 0.47% of the total number of male babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Samuel peaked as a male baby name in California in 2001 with a count of 1,622 babies, which was 0.66% of the total male babies born in California in 2001.

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

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

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

The table below below shows the trend of the number of male babies and the percentage of male babies born in California who were named Samuel from 1980 to 2024.

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

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Year	Number of Male Babies	Percent of Total Male Babies (%)
1980	656	0.34
1981	667	0.33
1982	718	0.35
1983	684	0.33
1984	723	0.34
1985	866	0.39
1986	913	0.40
1987	1139	0.48
1988	1222	0.48
1989	1263	0.47
1990	1376	0.47
1991	1444	0.50
1992	1469	0.52
1993	1413	0.51
1994	1344	0.50
1995	1420	0.55
1996	1545	0.61
1997	1591	0.65
1998	1494	0.61
1999	1471	0.61
2000	1419	0.57
2001	1622	0.66
2002	1563	0.64
2003	1467	0.58
2004	1461	0.58
2005	1528	0.60
2006	1551	0.60
2007	1477	0.56
2008	1385	0.55
2009	1393	0.57
2010	1314	0.56
2011	1279	0.56
2012	1301	0.56
2013	1276	0.56
2014	1242	0.54
2015	1195	0.53
2016	1197	0.54
2017	1105	0.51
2018	1036	0.50
2019	1003	0.49
2020	938	0.50
2021	912	0.48
2022	864	0.46
2023	797	0.44
2024	836	0.47