Shmuel is an uncommon boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Shmuel is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #923 for boy births in the United States (and #1,887 across all names), given to 256 babies. Shmuel first appears in 1953 and peaked in 2025 (256 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 256 | 256 | #923 |
| 2024 | 234 | 234 | #968 |
| 2023 | 246 | 246 | #927 |
| 2022 | 253 | 253 | #919 |
| 2021 | 205 | 205 | #1,048 |
| 2020 | 200 | 200 | #1,029 |
| 2019 | 203 | 203 | #1,027 |
| 2018 | 198 | 198 | #1,032 |
| 2017 | 222 | 222 | #942 |
| 2016 | 204 | 204 | #1,005 |
| 2015 | 200 | 200 | #1,016 |
| 2014 | 165 | 165 | #1,150 |
| 2013 | 187 | 187 | #1,034 |
| 2012 | 147 | 147 | #1,215 |
| 2011 | 142 | 142 | #1,234 |
| 2010 | 182 | 182 | #1,058 |
| 2009 | 135 | 135 | #1,301 |
| 2008 | 141 | 141 | #1,239 |
| 2007 | 142 | 142 | #1,244 |
| 2006 | 128 | 128 | #1,299 |
| 2005 | 108 | 108 | #1,389 |
| 2004 | 108 | 108 | #1,355 |
| 2003 | 90 | 90 | #1,463 |
| 2002 | 93 | 93 | #1,412 |
| 2001 | 96 | 96 | #1,348 |
| 2000 | 84 | 84 | #1,476 |
| 1999 | 96 | 96 | #1,280 |
| 1998 | 86 | 86 | #1,369 |
| 1997 | 70 | — | #1,505 |
| 1996 | 65 | — | #1,550 |
| 1995 | 79 | — | #1,325 |
| 1994 | 62 | — | #1,529 |
| 1993 | 75 | — | #1,319 |
| 1992 | 71 | — | #1,348 |
| 1991 | 64 | — | #1,428 |
| 1990 | 55 | — | #1,545 |
| 1989 | 61 | — | #1,410 |
| 1988 | 63 | — | #1,305 |
| 1987 | 72 | — | #1,135 |
| 1986 | 48 | — | #1,454 |
| 1985 | 49 | — | #1,410 |
| 1984 | 55 | — | #1,248 |
| 1983 | 52 | — | #1,294 |
| 1982 | 43 | — | #1,482 |
| 1981 | 44 | — | #1,453 |
| 1980 | 32 | — | #1,800 |
| 1979 | 36 | — | #1,624 |
| 1978 | 30 | — | #1,787 |
| 1977 | 25 | — | #2,001 |
| 1976 | 26 | — | #1,923 |
| 1975 | 31 | — | #1,655 |
| 1974 | 27 | — | #1,786 |
| 1973 | 12 | — | #2,995 |
| 1972 | 19 | — | #2,147 |
| 1971 | 18 | — | #2,267 |
| 1970 | 20 | — | #2,046 |
| 1969 | 10 | — | #3,035 |
| 1968 | 9 | — | #3,074 |
| 1967 | 16 | — | #2,019 |
| 1966 | 9 | — | #2,955 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #2,753 |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #3,976 |
| 1963 | 8 | — | #3,284 |
| 1962 | 7 | — | #3,585 |
| 1961 | 8 | — | #3,321 |
| 1960 | 11 | — | #2,665 |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #4,427 |
| 1955 | 5 | — | #4,319 |
| 1954 | 6 | — | #3,760 |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #3,389 |