Samuel
Boy · SAM-yoo-el · Hebrew
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Samuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 65th for boys in the UK (873 babies) and 18th for boys in the US (8,334 babies).
What does Samuel mean?
Hebrew
“God has heard”
Samuel was the Hebrew prophet who anointed Saul and then David as kings of Israel.
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- SAM-yoo-el
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Is Samuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Samuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 873 boys in the UK and 8 girls and 8,334 boys in the US.
How popular is Samuel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #65among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 873about 1 in 340 boys
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 44% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 4%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 873 boys in the UK were named Samuel, making it the 65th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 48th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 6,615 boys.
2025 had the fewest boys named Samuel since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Samuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 66th in England and Wales, 65th in Scotland and 69th in Northern Ireland.
In the England and Wales top 100 for boys, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1904 (#32), 1914 (#36), 1924 (#57), 1934 (#75), 1944 (#97), 1974 (#82), 1984 (#43), 1994 (#9), 2004 (#6), 2014 (#21) and 2024 (#60).
Samuel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 873 | #65 |
| 2024 | 970 | #60 |
| 2023 | 970 | #61 |
| 2022 | 1,087 | #57 |
| 2021 | 1,228 | #55 |
| 2020 | 1,368 | #48 |
| 2019 | 1,685 | #42 |
| 2018 | 1,939 | #35 |
| 2017 | 2,268 | #30 |
| 2016 | 2,623 | #27 |
| 2015 | 2,924 | #25 |
| 2014 | 3,256 | #23 |
| 2013 | 3,408 | #21 |
| 2012 | 3,713 | #16 |
| 2011 | 4,051 | #15 |
| 2010 | 4,407 | #14 |
| 2009 | 4,587 | #11 |
| 2008 | 4,888 | #11 |
| 2007 | 5,129 | #11 |
| 2006 | 5,122 | #9 |
| 2005 | 5,525 | #7 |
| 2004 | 5,865 | #6 |
| 2003 | 5,213 | #9 |
| 2002 | 5,298 | #8 |
| 2001 | 5,518 | #8 |
| 2000 | 6,032 | #9 |
| 1999 | 6,375 | #7 |
| 1998 | 6,322 | #7 |
| 1997 | 6,615 | #8 |
| 1996 | 6,289 | #11 |
How popular is Samuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #18among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 8,334about 1 in 200 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 11% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 6.6%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 8,334 boys in the US were named Samuel, making it the 18th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 25th. Its busiest year was 2001, with 14,813 boys. 8 girls were also named Samuel in 2025 (10,913th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Samuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1954 and 2006, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8,334 | #18 |
| 2024 | 8,355 | #17 |
| 2023 | 8,038 | #19 |
| 2022 | 8,427 | #19 |
| 2021 | 8,580 | #23 |
| 2020 | 8,594 | #25 |
| 2019 | 9,322 | #22 |
| 2018 | 9,854 | #21 |
| 2017 | 10,449 | #21 |
| 2016 | 10,621 | #21 |
| 2015 | 10,905 | #23 |
| 2014 | 11,029 | #23 |
| 2013 | 11,141 | #25 |
| 2012 | 11,470 | #25 |
| 2011 | 11,366 | #26 |
| 2010 | 11,971 | #24 |
| 2009 | 12,181 | #24 |
| 2008 | 12,774 | #27 |
| 2007 | 13,367 | #25 |
| 2006 | 13,652 | #25 |
| 2005 | 14,271 | #21 |
| 2004 | 14,131 | #23 |
| 2003 | 14,691 | #23 |
| 2002 | 14,579 | #25 |
| 2001 | 14,813 | #26 |
| 2000 | 14,188 | #28 |
| 1999 | 14,049 | #27 |
| 1998 | 13,912 | #28 |
| 1997 | 14,237 | #27 |
| 1996 | 13,629 | #30 |
| 1995 | 12,440 | #33 |
| 1994 | 12,147 | #33 |
| 1993 | 11,711 | #37 |
| 1992 | 11,344 | #40 |
| 1991 | 11,234 | #39 |
| 1990 | 10,894 | #45 |
| 1989 | 10,107 | #47 |
| 1988 | 9,564 | #45 |
| 1987 | 8,576 | #50 |
| 1986 | 7,579 | #52 |
| 1985 | 7,009 | #54 |
| 1984 | 6,362 | #55 |
| 1983 | 6,195 | #54 |
| 1982 | 6,014 | #56 |
| 1981 | 6,036 | #54 |
| 1980 | 6,014 | #54 |
| 1979 | 5,687 | #55 |
| 1978 | 5,394 | #57 |
| 1977 | 5,257 | #60 |
| 1976 | 5,025 | #59 |
| 1975 | 4,619 | #61 |
| 1974 | 4,672 | #60 |
| 1973 | 4,267 | #66 |
| 1972 | 4,213 | #66 |
| 1971 | 4,407 | #66 |
| 1970 | 4,558 | #62 |
| 1969 | 4,430 | #64 |
| 1968 | 4,123 | #66 |
| 1967 | 4,232 | #69 |
| 1966 | 4,155 | #81 |
| 1965 | 4,395 | #84 |
| 1964 | 4,462 | #86 |
| 1963 | 4,520 | #87 |
| 1962 | 4,552 | #88 |
| 1961 | 4,667 | #89 |
| 1960 | 4,711 | #91 |
| 1959 | 4,953 | #86 |
| 1958 | 5,051 | #85 |
| 1957 | 5,236 | #82 |
| 1956 | 5,585 | #74 |
| 1955 | 5,535 | #71 |
| 1954 | 5,634 | #71 |
| 1953 | 5,423 | #70 |
| 1952 | 5,647 | #67 |
| 1951 | 5,476 | #67 |
| 1950 | 5,227 | #62 |
| 1949 | 5,356 | #62 |
| 1948 | 5,002 | #70 |
| 1947 | 5,110 | #72 |
| 1946 | 4,523 | #70 |
| 1945 | 3,957 | #61 |
| 1944 | 3,946 | #62 |
| 1943 | 4,143 | #62 |
| 1942 | 4,190 | #59 |
| 1941 | 3,538 | #65 |
| 1940 | 3,364 | #65 |
| 1939 | 3,254 | #63 |
| 1938 | 3,243 | #62 |
| 1937 | 3,027 | #66 |
| 1936 | 2,893 | #67 |
| 1935 | 3,149 | #62 |
| 1934 | 3,137 | #66 |
| 1933 | 3,111 | #61 |
| 1932 | 3,411 | #56 |
| 1931 | 3,379 | #56 |
| 1930 | 3,531 | #55 |
| 1929 | 3,567 | #53 |
| 1928 | 3,844 | #52 |
| 1927 | 4,189 | #49 |
| 1926 | 4,180 | #48 |
| 1925 | 4,405 | #46 |
| 1924 | 4,591 | #45 |
| 1923 | 4,578 | #45 |
| 1922 | 4,600 | #43 |
| 1921 | 4,754 | #44 |
| 1920 | 4,654 | #44 |
| 1919 | 4,472 | #43 |
| 1918 | 4,772 | #43 |
| 1917 | 4,490 | #42 |
| 1916 | 4,399 | #41 |
| 1915 | 4,351 | #39 |
| 1914 | 3,703 | #35 |
| 1913 | 2,850 | #36 |
| 1912 | 2,602 | #30 |
| 1911 | 1,398 | #30 |
| 1910 | 1,129 | #32 |
| 1909 | 983 | #32 |
| 1908 | 960 | #33 |
| 1907 | 892 | #32 |
| 1906 | 783 | #33 |
| 1905 | 856 | #30 |
| 1904 | 727 | #34 |
| 1903 | 741 | #31 |
| 1902 | 702 | #33 |
| 1901 | 628 | #33 |
| 1900 | 877 | #33 |
| 1899 | 704 | #30 |
| 1898 | 749 | #32 |
| 1897 | 759 | #28 |
| 1896 | 734 | #31 |
| 1895 | 814 | #25 |
| 1894 | 776 | #26 |
| 1893 | 851 | #20 |
| 1892 | 902 | #20 |
| 1891 | 753 | #20 |
| 1890 | 815 | #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 |
Nicknames for Samuel
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Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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