Samuil
Boy · sah-moo-EEL · Hebrew
Samuil is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 3,021st for boys in the UK (7 babies).
What does Samuil mean?
Hebrew: Bulgarian and Russian form of Samuel
“God has heard”
Tsar Samuil ruled the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 1014.
- Say it
- sah-moo-EEL
Is Samuil a girl's or a boy's name?
Samuil is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Samuil in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,021among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 43,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 7 boys in the UK were named Samuil, making it the 3,021st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,359th. Its busiest year was 2019, with 13 boys.
Half of all the boys named Samuil in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 2,938th in England and Wales.
Samuil in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,021 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,335 |
| 2023 | 13 | #1,917 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 8 | #2,619 |
| 2020 | 9 | #2,359 |
| 2019 | 13 | #1,858 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 7 | #2,875 |
| 2016 | 10 | #2,287 |
| 2015 | 7 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
Nicknames for Samuil
- Sam 161 boys in the UK in 2025
Names like Samuil
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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