How Many People Are Named Sameul?
An estimated 580 people in the United States have the first name Sameul. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 52 years old, and Sameul peaked in popularity in 1950 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sameul as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sameul paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
580
About 1 in 590,956 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
52
years old
Peak Year
1950
20 births
Total Registered
871
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sameul
Sameul is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 871 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sameul as a male name
Ranked #10,572 in 2017
7 male births in 2017
Peak: 1950 (20 births)
Sameul: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sameul span from the 1880s to the 2010s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1950s, when 143 babies were registered. Sameul has declined significantly from its peak in the 1950s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sameul by Decade
How has Sameul tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sameul + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sameul as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sameul: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sameul?
We estimate approximately 580 people named Sameul are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 590,956 Americans share this first name.
Is Sameul a common name?
Sameul is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 871 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sameul most popular?
Sameul reached peak popularity in 1950, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sameul is approximately 52 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sameul a male name?
Sameul is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sameul Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sameul Smith, Sameul Johnson, Sameul Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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