Samuel

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Origin and meaning of Samuel

Gender: Historical gender:: Usage over the past 5 years:

Boys - 99% (85,991 births)

Girls - 1% (125 births)

Source: US SSA data
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Origin:: English variant of the Hebrew name Shemu'el
Meaning:: › God has heard
› Name of god
More info:: Samuel is an English variant of the Hebrew name Shemu'el, meaning "god has heard" or "name of god."

In the Old Testament, Samuel was the son of Hannah and Elkanah who would go on to become the last of the ancient Hebrew judges and the first major prophet in the Kingdom of Israel. He is the main figure in the two Books of Samuel, and would anoint Saul and David as the first two kings of the Kingdom of Israel.

It first came into use in the English-speaking word in the 17th-century.

Famous bearers include American writer Samuel Clemens, who wrote under the pen name Mark Twain, American statesman Samuel Adams, and American inventor Samuel Morse.

Pronunciation:: › SAM yull
› SAM yoo ul

Form of:: Shemu'el

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Popularity:: Ranks 25th in the latest U.S. Social Security Administration list of most popular baby boy names. Show popularity chart

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Popularity of Samuel (Source: US SSA)

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Overall Boys Girls

Year

Since 1880 Samuel was chosen 697,769 times as a name, 2,740 times for girls and 695,029 times for boys

Year	Overall Rank	Girls Rank	Boys Rank	Girls Births	Boys Births
2012	35	8,965	25	13	11,290
2011	35	16,315	26	6	11,198
2010	32	5,043	24	28	11,776
2009	32	6,738	24	20	12,088
2008	36	6,087	27	23	12,716
2007	35	8,001	25	16	13,322
2006	35	6,770	25	19	13,601
2005	30	5,078	21	26	14,234
2004	33	2,986	23	53	14,086
2003	31	5,054	23	25	14,640
2002	38	6,072	25	19	14,537
2001	36	4,007	26	32	14,775
2000	41	4,502	28	27	14,144
1999	40	4,998	27	22	14,013
1998	38	4,219	28	27	13,872
1997	38	4,627	27	23	14,210
1996	45	4,027	30	27	13,598
1995	51	3,755	33	29	12,404
1994	56	2,790	33	44	12,118
1993	61	2,976	37	40	11,688
1992	67	3,198	41	36	11,317
1991	66	3,915	39	27	11,228
1990	75	3,274	45	34	10,873
1989	75	2,976	47	37	10,103
1988	78	1,946	45	63	9,546
1987	86	1,850	50	63	8,568
1986	96	1,969	52	56	7,563
1985	99	1,783	54	64	6,996
1984	103	2,105	55	48	6,350
1983	105	1,730	54	63	6,187
1982	106	2,242	56	45	6,004
1981	99	2,291	54	44	6,027
1980	100	2,639	54	36	6,005
1979	99	2,143	55	47	5,680
1978	107	2,615	57	33	5,388
1977	116	2,292	60	40	5,259
1976	117	2,282	59	37	5,019
1975	125	2,267	61	37	4,619
1974	124	2,379	60	33	4,670
1973	134	2,336	66	33	4,265
1972	140	2,046	66	39	4,205
1971	148	2,157	66	38	4,407
1970	147	2,761	62	26	4,555
1969	148	2,438	64	29	4,434
1968	151	2,413	66	27	4,121
1967	151	2,847	69	20	4,234
1966	165	2,559	81	23	4,169
1965	168	2,391	83	26	4,399
1964	182	2,400	86	27	4,471
1963	185	2,473	87	25	4,517
1962	190	2,016	88	34	4,546
1961	191	2,401	89	26	4,670
1960	195	2,232	91	28	4,709
1959	184	2,008	86	32	4,956
1958	181	2,733	85	19	5,047
1957	174	3,276	82	14	5,230
1956	158	2,100	74	28	5,573
1955	151	2,267	71	24	5,527
1954	148	2,768	71	17	5,636
1953	149	2,346	70	21	5,399
1952	139	1,884	66	29	5,665
1951	139	2,668	67	16	5,466
1950	134	2,322	62	19	5,227
1949	129	2,206	62	21	5,353
1948	143	2,680	70	15	5,001
1947	145	2,869	72	14	5,104
1946	143	1,760	70	27	4,514
1945	127	2,219	61	16	3,961
1944	128	2,083	62	18	3,948
1943	130	2,234	62	17	4,137
1942	123	1,527	59	30	4,197
1941	135	2,256	65	15	3,532
1940	138	1,838	65	20	3,363
1939	139	1,942	63	18	3,250
1938	140	1,643	62	23	3,244
1937	146	1,621	66	23	3,029
1936	153	3,063	67	9	2,884
1935	141	1,992	62	17	3,155
1934	147	2,162	66	15	3,139
1933	139	1,708	61	21	3,109
1932	131	2,017	56	17	3,405
1931	132	1,417	56	28	3,374
1930	129	1,927	55	19	3,524
1929	126	1,389	53	31	3,563
1928	124	1,582	52	27	3,848
1927	117	1,329	49	37	4,183
1926	114	1,765	48	24	4,179
1925	104	1,741	46	25	4,407
1924	104	1,860	45	23	4,594
1923	105	2,252	45	17	4,579
1922	104	2,365	43	16	4,598
1921	101	2,037	44	20	4,760
1920	101	2,247	44	17	4,651
1919	99	2,369	43	15	4,472
1918	96	1,747	43	23	4,771
1917	96	2,193	42	16	4,492
1916	95	2,346	41	14	4,401
1915	91	2,869	39	10	4,352
1914	83	2,604	36	9	3,702
1913	90	3,625	36	5	2,850
1912	84	2,917	30	6	2,603
1911	104	-	30	-	1,397
1910	116	-	32	-	1,129
1909	115	-	32	-	983
1908	117	2,382	33	5	960
1907	118	-	32	-	892
1906	122	1,922	33	6	783
1905	109	1,672	30	7	856
1904	125	-	34	-	727
1903	117	-	31	-	741
1902	122	-	33	-	702
1901	122	-	33	-	628
1900	116	1,904	33	6	877
1899	112	-	30	-	704
1898	114	-	32	-	749
1897	102	-	28	-	759
1896	107	-	31	-	734
1895	98	-	25	-	814
1894	96	-	26	-	776
1893	85	1,622	20	5	851
1892	84	-	20	-	902
1891	85	1,316	20	6	753
1890	84	1,506	20	5	815
1889	83	-	20	-	810
1888	71	-	18	-	931
1887	70	-	18	-	802
1886	65	-	18	-	870
1885	61	-	18	-	888
1884	54	-	17	-	945
1883	43	-	17	-	937
1882	39	-	17	-	1,003
1881	38	-	17	-	919
1880	33	-	17	-	1,024

Show all years since 1880 ▼

1880-89	53	-	17
1890-99	95	1481	25
1900-09	119	1970	32
1910-19	95	2614	37
1920-29	108	1909	46
1930-39	140	1950	61
1940-49	135	2163	65
1950-59	153	2485	72
1960-64	190	2281	89
1965-69	159	2553	75
1970-74	142	2325	65
1975-79	116	2364	59
1980-84	103	2226	55
1985-89	90	1887	50
1990-94	67	3341	41
1995-99	43	4157	30
2000	41	4502	28
2001	36	4007	26
2002	38	6072	25
2003	31	5054	23
2004	33	2986	23
2005	30	5078	21
2006	35	6770	25
2007	35	8001	25
2008	36	6087	27
2009	32	6738	24
2010	32	5043	24
2011	35	16315	26
2012	35	8965	25

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Meaning of Samuel: Samuel is an English variant of the Hebrew name Shemu'el, meaning "god has heard" or "name of god

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