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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 8,310 male babies that were named Samuel in the US, which was 0.48% of the total number of male babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, 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 2024.

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	6013	0.34
1981	6037	0.34
1982	6017	0.33
1983	6195	0.35
1984	6361	0.35
1985	7010	0.38
1986	7580	0.41
1987	8576	0.46
1988	9564	0.50
1989	10107	0.51
1990	10892	0.53
1991	11232	0.56
1992	11345	0.57
1993	11710	0.60
1994	12146	0.63
1995	12440	0.65
1996	13629	0.72
1997	14237	0.76
1998	13912	0.73
1999	14049	0.73
2000	14187	0.72
2001	14813	0.76
2002	14579	0.75
2003	14687	0.74
2004	14128	0.71
2005	14269	0.71
2006	13645	0.66
2007	13366	0.64
2008	12773	0.63
2009	12175	0.61
2010	11971	0.62
2011	11366	0.60
2012	11468	0.61
2013	11139	0.59
2014	11024	0.57
2015	10900	0.57
2016	10615	0.56
2017	10447	0.56
2018	9850	0.54
2019	9321	0.52
2020	8585	0.50
2021	8573	0.49
2022	8414	0.48
2023	8019	0.47
2024	8310	0.48