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 1990 and has been recorded in 35 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 1,703 babies (rank #29 that year). In 2024 it was given to 315 boys (rank #43). 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.

43,631

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,703

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
1990	1,080	#45
1991	1,080	#45
1992	1,080	#45
1993	1,080	#45
1994	1,080	#45
1995	1,080	#45
1996	1,080	#45
1997	1,080	#45
1998	1,080	#45
1999	1,079	#46
2000	1,703	#29
2001	1,703	#29
2002	1,703	#29
2003	1,703	#29
2004	1,703	#29
2005	1,703	#29
2006	1,702	#29
2007	1,702	#29
2008	1,702	#29
2009	1,702	#29
2010	1,424	#31
2011	1,423	#31
2012	1,423	#31
2013	1,423	#31
2014	1,423	#31
2015	1,423	#31
2016	1,423	#31
2017	1,423	#31
2018	1,423	#31
2019	1,423	#31
2020	315	#43
2021	315	#43
2022	315	#43
2023	315	#43
2024	315	#43