Shmuel
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- shmoo-EL
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,473 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #920 for boys
Shmuel is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”. In 2025 it ranked 1,473rd for boys in the UK (19 babies) and 920th for boys in the US (256 babies).
What does Shmuel mean?
Hebrew: Hebrew form of Samuel
“God has heard”
The Hebrew form of Samuel, the prophet who anointed Saul and then David as kings of Israel.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Shmuel a girl's or a boy's name?
Shmuel is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 19 boys in the UK and 256 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Shmuel in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,473rd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 19 about 1 in 16,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 69% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 19 boys in the UK were named Shmuel, making it the 1,473rd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 22 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 5 years. 2025 had more boys named Shmuel than any year since 2017.
Half of all the boys named Shmuel in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,405th in England and Wales.
Shmuel in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19 | #1,473 |
| 2024 | 18 | #1,528 |
| 2023 | 17 | #1,571 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 13 | #1,876 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 14 | #1,756 |
| 2018 | 11 | #2,088 |
| 2017 | 20 | #1,374 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,804 |
| 2015 | 22 | #1,268 |
| 2014 | 15 | #1,650 |
| 2013 | 13 | #1,799 |
| 2012 | 12 | #1,956 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 15 | #1,654 |
| 2009 | 16 | #1,507 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,212 |
| 2007 | 7 | #2,554 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 10 | #1,814 |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,399 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2002 | 6 | #2,106 |
| 2001 | 4 | #2,714 |
| 2000 | 12 | #1,235 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 4 | #2,442 |
How popular is Shmuel in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 920th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 256 about 1 in 6,700 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady up 22% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 256 boys in the US were named Shmuel, making it the 920th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,029th. It first appears in the records in 1953.
2025 had the most boys named Shmuel of any year since it first appeared, in 1953.
Half of all the boys named Shmuel in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Shmuel in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 256 | #920 |
| 2024 | 234 | #967 |
| 2023 | 246 | #927 |
| 2022 | 253 | #913 |
| 2021 | 205 | #1,046 |
| 2020 | 200 | #1,029 |
| 2019 | 203 | #1,023 |
| 2018 | 198 | #1,029 |
| 2017 | 222 | #940 |
| 2016 | 204 | #999 |
| 2015 | 200 | #1,016 |
| 2014 | 165 | #1,147 |
| 2013 | 187 | #1,031 |
| 2012 | 147 | #1,212 |
| 2011 | 142 | #1,229 |
| 2010 | 182 | #1,056 |
| 2009 | 135 | #1,298 |
| 2008 | 141 | #1,233 |
| 2007 | 142 | #1,237 |
| 2006 | 128 | #1,294 |
| 2005 | 108 | #1,380 |
| 2004 | 108 | #1,347 |
| 2003 | 90 | #1,449 |
| 2002 | 93 | #1,403 |
| 2001 | 96 | #1,341 |
| 2000 | 84 | #1,462 |
| 1999 | 96 | #1,274 |
| 1998 | 86 | #1,356 |
| 1997 | 70 | #1,496 |
| 1996 | 65 | #1,530 |
| 1995 | 79 | #1,314 |
| 1994 | 62 | #1,511 |
| 1993 | 75 | #1,308 |
| 1992 | 71 | #1,335 |
| 1991 | 64 | #1,416 |
| 1990 | 55 | #1,525 |
| 1989 | 61 | #1,393 |
| 1988 | 63 | #1,292 |
| 1987 | 72 | #1,132 |
| 1986 | 48 | #1,438 |
| 1985 | 49 | #1,388 |
| 1984 | 55 | #1,239 |
| 1983 | 52 | #1,274 |
| 1982 | 43 | #1,463 |
| 1981 | 44 | #1,432 |
| 1980 | 32 | #1,765 |
| 1979 | 36 | #1,598 |
| 1978 | 30 | #1,760 |
| 1977 | 25 | #1,948 |
| 1976 | 26 | #1,872 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,629 |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,747 |
| 1973 | 12 | #2,855 |
| 1972 | 19 | #2,080 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,202 |
| 1970 | 20 | #1,988 |
| 1969 | 10 | #2,860 |
| 1968 | 9 | #2,906 |
| 1967 | 16 | #1,973 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,783 |
| 1965 | 10 | #2,615 |
| 1964 | 6 | #3,600 |
| 1963 | 8 | #3,043 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,303 |
| 1961 | 8 | #3,095 |
| 1960 | 11 | #2,533 |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 5 | #3,942 |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 5 | #3,884 |
| 1954 | 6 | #3,450 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,142 |
Names like Shmuel
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Musa, Muhammad, Ibrahim, Ahmed, Hamza, Abdullah, Syed, Umar, Amir, Mustafa, Yusuf, Ismail
Names related to Shmuel
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Shmuel: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/shmuel, updated 20 October 2026.