Samuel

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Samuel is a male name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "name of God", deriving from the Hebrew Shem + ʾĒl.

From Wikipedia

Samuel first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 2,509 babies (rank #4 that year). In 2024 it was given to 723 boys (rank #24). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Samuel

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samuel yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

8Destiny numberThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

56,357

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

2,509

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Bible: Samuel — prophet
In Élite: Samuel — working-class scholarship student

Famous people named Samuel

Samuel BeckettFrench resistance fighter · b. 1906
Samuel Johnsonlexicographer · b. 1709
Samuel Taylor Coleridgecritic · b. 1772
Samuel Finley Breese Morseuniversity teacher · b. 1791
Samuel L. Jacksonfilm actor · b. 1948

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	1,568	#26
1992	1,605	#25
1993	1,750	#21
1994	1,727	#19
1995	2,291	#9
1996	2,509	#4
1997	2,328	#4
1998	2,354	#5
1999	2,249	#7
2000	2,135	#5
2001	2,135	#4
2002	1,914	#6
2003	1,971	#6
2004	2,105	#4
2005	1,919	#6
2006	1,856	#6
2007	1,987	#6
2008	1,865	#6
2009	1,765	#8
2010	1,733	#9
2011	1,697	#9
2012	1,704	#9
2013	1,633	#10
2014	1,483	#10
2015	1,456	#10
2016	1,290	#14
2017	1,220	#13
2018	1,132	#15
2019	1,005	#19
2020	930	#18
2021	824	#26
2022	780	#25
2023	627	#32
2024	723	#24