Samuel Name Popularity

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How popular is Samuel?

In 2018 the very popular name Samuel, ranked the 21st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 50 most popular, Samuel has been a top 100 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #17 was reached for the first time in 1880 and as recently as 1884.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 2001 with 14,794 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Samuel in any given year was 628 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1909-1915, 1939-1942, 1944-1947, 1973-1978, 1982-1997, and 1998-2001, the name Samuel took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 2014-2017.

For a number of years, the name Samuel has been moving downward in popularity. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Samuel has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Samuel?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Samuel is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Samuel (Girl)		Samuel (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		11	9,635	9,734	21
2017		16	7,361	10,395	21
2016		16	7,521	10,576	21
2015		12	9,378	10,865	23
2014		14	8,406	10,995	23
2013		14	8,491	11,117	25
2012		14	8,553	11,454	25
2011		6	16,407	11,349	26
2010		28	5,079	11,963	24
2009		20	6,764	12,152	24
2008		23	6,096	12,754	27
2007		16	8,022	13,354	25
2006		19	6,783	13,632	25
2005		26	5,083	14,251	21
2004		53	2,990	14,106	23
2003		25	5,061	14,665	23
2002		19	6,079	14,560	25
2001		32	4,013	14,794	26
2000		27	4,504	14,171	28
1999		22	5,002	14,040	27
1998		27	4,219	13,909	28
1997		23	4,632	14,234	27
1996		27	4,029	13,624	30
1995		29	3,755	12,435	33
1994		44	2,792	12,143	33
1993		40	2,978	11,704	37
1992		36	3,199	11,340	40
1991		27	3,916	11,228	39
1990		34	3,279	10,887	45
1989		37	2,973	10,103	47
1988		63	1,947	9,559	45
1987		63	1,851	8,574	50
1986		56	1,970	7,576	52
1985		64	1,783	7,005	54
1984		48	2,107	6,364	55
1983		63	1,728	6,203	54
1982		45	2,245	6,014	56
1981		44	2,295	6,037	54
1980		36	2,640	6,013	54
1979		47	2,143	5,685	55
1978		33	2,616	5,393	57
1977		40	2,293	5,262	60
1976		37	2,282	5,030	59
1975		37	2,269	4,622	61
1974		33	2,379	4,674	60
1973		33	2,340	4,266	66
1972		39	2,045	4,215	66
1971		38	2,160	4,405	66
1970		26	2,765	4,558	62
1969		29	2,440	4,435	64
1968		27	2,414	4,121	66
1967		20	2,849	4,230	69
1966		23	2,562	4,161	81
1965		26	2,393	4,396	84
1964		27	2,399	4,467	86
1963		25	2,475	4,522	87
1962		34	2,015	4,545	88
1961		27	2,342	4,674	89
1960		27	2,290	4,709	91
1959		32	2,008	4,959	86
1958		19	2,731	5,041	85
1957		14	3,276	5,230	82
1956		28	2,096	5,577	74
1955		24	2,269	5,530	71
1954		17	2,769	5,636	71
1953		21	2,350	5,430	70
1952		29	1,885	5,649	67
1951		17	2,558	5,476	67
1950		18	2,416	5,226	62
1949		21	2,205	5,360	62
1948		15	2,683	5,002	70
1947		14	2,872	5,108	72
1946		27	1,763	4,521	70
1945		16	2,222	3,955	62
1944		18	2,085	3,947	62
1943		17	2,235	4,137	62
1942		30	1,526	4,194	59
1941		15	2,254	3,536	65
1940		20	1,837	3,361	65
1939		18	1,942	3,254	63
1938		23	1,641	3,243	62
1937		23	1,621	3,027	66
1936		9	3,064	2,892	67
1935		17	1,991	3,149	62
1934		15	2,163	3,138	66
1933		21	1,710	3,109	61
1932		17	2,017	3,410	56
1931		28	1,417	3,379	56
1930		19	1,926	3,532	55
1929		31	1,389	3,567	53
1928		27	1,581	3,845	52
1927		37	1,330	4,187	49
1926		24	1,765	4,179	48
1925		25	1,739	4,405	46
1924		23	1,861	4,594	45
1923		17	2,252	4,579	45
1922		16	2,368	4,600	43
1921		20	2,039	4,755	44
1920		17	2,248	4,654	44
1919		15	2,370	4,472	43
1918		23	1,746	4,771	43
1917		16	2,192	4,491	42
1916		14	2,348	4,399	41
1915		10	2,868	4,351	39
1914		9	2,604	3,704	35
1913		5	3,627	2,850	36
1912		6	2,917	2,602	30
1911		< 5	--	1,398	30
1910		< 5	--	1,129	32
1909		< 5	--	983	32
1908		5	2,382	960	33
1907		< 5	--	892	32
1906		6	1,922	783	33
1905		7	1,672	856	30
1904		< 5	--	727	34
1903		< 5	--	741	31
1902		< 5	--	702	33
1901		< 5	--	628	33
1900		6	1,900	877	33
1899		< 5	--	704	30
1898		< 5	--	749	32
1897		< 5	--	759	28
1896		< 5	--	734	31
1895		< 5	--	814	25
1894		< 5	--	776	26
1893		5	1,622	851	20
1892		< 5	--	902	20
1891		6	1,316	753	20
1890		5	1,506	815	20
1889		< 5	--	810	20
1888		< 5	--	931	18
1887		< 5	--	802	18
1886		< 5	--	870	18
1885		< 5	--	888	18
1884		< 5	--	945	17
1883		< 5	--	937	17
1882		< 5	--	1,003	17
1881		< 5	--	919	17
1880		< 5	--	1,024	17

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.