How Many People Are Named Sammuel?
An estimated 2,259 people in the United States have the first name Sammuel. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Sammuel peaked in popularity in 2009 with 61 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sammuel 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 Sammuel paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,259
About 1 in 151,728 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
2009
61 births
Total Registered
2,679
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sammuel
Sammuel is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,679 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sammuel as a male name
Ranked #3,575 in 2024
32 male births in 2024
Peak: 2009 (61 births)
Sammuel: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sammuel span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 479 babies were registered. Sammuel has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sammuel by Decade
How has Sammuel 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.
Sammuel by State
Birth registrations for Sammuel span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama. On average, about 57 Sammuels were registered per state.
Sammuel + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sammuel as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sammuel: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sammuel?
We estimate approximately 2,259 people named Sammuel 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 151,728 Americans share this first name.
Is Sammuel a common name?
Sammuel is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,679 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sammuel most popular?
Sammuel reached peak popularity in 2009, when 61 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sammuel is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sammuel a male name?
Sammuel is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sammuel Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sammuel Smith, Sammuel Johnson, Sammuel 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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