Samel

SAY-muhl /ˈseɪməl/
boy 2 syllables fading

Samel is a very rare variant of Samuel that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Samel is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1984. Samel was first reported in SSA data in 1918 and peaked in 1920 (8 births).

About the name Samel

PronunciationSAY-muhl /ˈseɪməl/
8peak births 1920
1918first in SSA data

Names similar to Samel

SamuelSamualSammuelSameulJamelRomelSammualSamSamekoSamella

How popular is Samel?

Boys named Samel
191819201930194019501960197019801984
Boys named Samel per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1918–1984 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1984) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Samel total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19845—#7,132
19838—#4,843
19766—#5,478
19346—#3,618
19317—#3,351
19306—#3,943
19285—#4,634
19276—#4,134
19215—#4,873
19208—#3,448
19187—#3,657
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