Samuel is one of America's most popular boys' names, ranked #18 in 2025.
Samuel is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #18 among boys (8,334) and #11,753 among girls (8) — overall #27 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,342 | 8,367 | #11,753 | #18 |
| 2024 | 8,362 | 8,390 | #13,235 | #17 |
| 2023 | 8,048 | 8,067 | #10,196 | #19 |
| 2022 | 8,435 | 8,454 | #12,067 | #19 |
| 2021 | 8,586 | 8,608 | #14,967 | #23 |
| 2020 | 8,608 | 8,631 | #7,897 | #25 |
| 2019 | 9,332 | 9,358 | #10,346 | #22 |
| 2018 | 9,866 | 9,894 | #9,061 | #21 |
| 2017 | 10,465 | 10,494 | #7,381 | #21 |
| 2016 | 10,637 | 10,679 | #7,546 | #21 |
| 2015 | 10,917 | 10,958 | #9,394 | #23 |
| 2014 | 11,043 | 11,078 | #8,419 | #23 |
| 2013 | 11,155 | 11,197 | #8,505 | #25 |
| 2012 | 11,484 | 11,540 | #8,556 | #25 |
| 2011 | 11,372 | 11,418 | #16,423 | #26 |
| 2010 | 11,999 | 12,045 | #5,082 | #24 |
| 2009 | 12,201 | 12,267 | #6,772 | #24 |
| 2008 | 12,798 | 12,873 | #5,924 | #27 |
| 2007 | 13,383 | 13,461 | #8,026 | #25 |
| 2006 | 13,671 | 13,754 | #6,791 | #25 |
| 2005 | 14,297 | 14,379 | #5,086 | #21 |
| 2004 | 14,185 | 14,267 | #2,957 | #23 |
| 2003 | 14,716 | 14,794 | #5,064 | #23 |
| 2002 | 14,598 | 14,697 | #6,080 | #25 |
| 2001 | 14,845 | 14,941 | #4,013 | #26 |
| 2000 | 14,215 | 14,321 | #4,506 | #28 |
| 1999 | 14,071 | 14,195 | #5,002 | #27 |
| 1998 | 13,939 | 14,027 | #4,220 | #28 |
| 1997 | 14,260 | — | #4,635 | #27 |
| 1996 | 13,656 | — | #4,031 | #30 |
| 1995 | 12,469 | — | #3,756 | #33 |
| 1994 | 12,191 | — | #2,792 | #33 |
| 1993 | 11,751 | — | #2,978 | #37 |
| 1992 | 11,380 | — | #3,200 | #40 |
| 1991 | 11,261 | — | #3,916 | #39 |
| 1990 | 10,928 | — | #3,279 | #45 |
| 1989 | 10,144 | — | #2,973 | #47 |
| 1988 | 9,627 | — | #1,948 | #45 |
| 1987 | 8,639 | — | #1,853 | #50 |
| 1986 | 7,635 | — | #1,972 | #52 |
| 1985 | 7,073 | — | #1,781 | #54 |
| 1984 | 6,410 | — | #2,108 | #55 |
| 1983 | 6,258 | — | #1,728 | #54 |
| 1982 | 6,059 | — | #2,246 | #56 |
| 1981 | 6,080 | — | #2,294 | #54 |
| 1980 | 6,050 | — | #2,640 | #54 |
| 1979 | 5,734 | — | #2,142 | #55 |
| 1978 | 5,427 | — | #2,617 | #57 |
| 1977 | 5,297 | — | #2,295 | #60 |
| 1976 | 5,062 | — | #2,286 | #59 |
| 1975 | 4,656 | — | #2,270 | #61 |
| 1974 | 4,705 | — | #2,382 | #60 |
| 1973 | 4,300 | — | #2,340 | #66 |
| 1972 | 4,252 | — | #2,046 | #66 |
| 1971 | 4,445 | — | #2,162 | #66 |
| 1970 | 4,584 | — | #2,766 | #62 |
| 1969 | 4,459 | — | #2,441 | #64 |
| 1968 | 4,150 | — | #2,414 | #66 |
| 1967 | 4,252 | — | #2,851 | #69 |
| 1966 | 4,178 | — | #2,562 | #81 |
| 1965 | 4,421 | — | #2,395 | #84 |
| 1964 | 4,489 | — | #2,399 | #86 |
| 1963 | 4,545 | — | #2,478 | #87 |
| 1962 | 4,586 | — | #2,018 | #88 |
| 1961 | 4,694 | — | #2,346 | #89 |
| 1960 | 4,738 | — | #2,290 | #91 |
| 1959 | 4,985 | — | #2,010 | #86 |
| 1958 | 5,070 | — | #2,734 | #85 |
| 1957 | 5,250 | — | #3,273 | #82 |
| 1956 | 5,613 | — | #2,095 | #74 |
| 1955 | 5,558 | — | #2,326 | #71 |
| 1954 | 5,651 | — | #2,770 | #71 |
| 1953 | 5,444 | — | #2,350 | #70 |
| 1952 | 5,676 | — | #1,884 | #67 |
| 1951 | 5,493 | — | #2,558 | #67 |
| 1950 | 5,245 | — | #2,418 | #62 |
| 1949 | 5,377 | — | #2,204 | #62 |
| 1948 | 5,017 | — | #2,683 | #70 |
| 1947 | 5,124 | — | #2,872 | #72 |
| 1946 | 4,550 | — | #1,763 | #70 |
| 1945 | 3,973 | — | #2,221 | #62 |
| 1944 | 3,964 | — | #2,087 | #62 |
| 1943 | 4,160 | — | #2,234 | #62 |
| 1942 | 4,220 | — | #1,526 | #59 |
| 1941 | 3,553 | — | #2,254 | #65 |
| 1940 | 3,384 | — | #1,837 | #65 |
| 1939 | 3,272 | — | #1,942 | #63 |
| 1938 | 3,266 | — | #1,640 | #62 |
| 1937 | 3,050 | — | #1,621 | #66 |
| 1936 | 2,902 | — | #3,065 | #67 |
| 1935 | 3,166 | — | #1,991 | #62 |
| 1934 | 3,152 | — | #2,164 | #66 |
| 1933 | 3,132 | — | #1,710 | #61 |
| 1932 | 3,428 | — | #2,020 | #56 |
| 1931 | 3,407 | — | #1,417 | #56 |
| 1930 | 3,550 | — | #1,926 | #55 |
| 1929 | 3,598 | — | #1,389 | #53 |
| 1928 | 3,871 | — | #1,581 | #52 |
| 1927 | 4,226 | — | #1,330 | #49 |
| 1926 | 4,204 | — | #1,765 | #48 |
| 1925 | 4,430 | — | #1,739 | #46 |
| 1924 | 4,614 | — | #1,861 | #45 |
| 1923 | 4,595 | — | #2,252 | #45 |
| 1922 | 4,616 | — | #2,368 | #43 |
| 1921 | 4,774 | — | #2,040 | #44 |
| 1920 | 4,671 | — | #2,248 | #44 |
| 1919 | 4,487 | — | #2,370 | #43 |
| 1918 | 4,795 | — | #1,746 | #43 |
| 1917 | 4,506 | — | #2,192 | #42 |
| 1916 | 4,413 | — | #2,348 | #41 |
| 1915 | 4,361 | — | #2,868 | #39 |
| 1914 | 3,712 | — | #2,604 | #36 |
| 1913 | 2,855 | — | #3,627 | #36 |
| 1912 | 2,608 | — | #2,917 | #30 |
| 1911 | 1,398 | — | — | #30 |
| 1910 | 1,129 | — | — | #32 |
| 1909 | 983 | — | — | #32 |
| 1908 | 965 | — | #2,382 | #33 |
| 1907 | 892 | — | — | #32 |
| 1906 | 789 | — | #1,922 | #33 |
| 1905 | 863 | — | #1,672 | #30 |
| 1904 | 727 | — | — | #34 |
| 1903 | 741 | — | — | #31 |
| 1902 | 702 | — | — | #33 |
| 1901 | 628 | — | — | #33 |
| 1900 | 883 | — | #1,900 | #33 |
| 1899 | 704 | — | — | #30 |
| 1898 | 749 | — | — | #32 |
| 1897 | 759 | — | — | #28 |
| 1896 | 734 | — | — | #31 |
| 1895 | 814 | — | — | #25 |
| 1894 | 776 | — | — | #26 |
| 1893 | 856 | — | #1,622 | #20 |
| 1892 | 902 | — | — | #20 |
| 1891 | 759 | — | #1,316 | #20 |
| 1890 | 820 | — | #1,506 | #20 |
| 1889 | 810 | — | — | #20 |
| 1888 | 931 | — | — | #18 |
| 1887 | 802 | — | — | #18 |
| 1886 | 870 | — | — | #18 |
| 1885 | 888 | — | — | #18 |
| 1884 | 945 | — | — | #17 |
| 1883 | 937 | — | — | #17 |
| 1882 | 1,003 | — | — | #17 |
| 1881 | 919 | — | — | #17 |
| 1880 | 1,024 | — | — | #17 |