Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Samuel

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Samuel
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2001

Peak rank proxy

14,813

Current vitality

Strong

Generation

Gen Z

1880Peak 20012024

Peak year

2001

Decline from peak

43.9%

2024

8,310

All-time

811,720

Samuel has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2001, when 14,813 boys were named Samuel.

In 2024, only 8,310 boys were given the name.

Down 43.9% from its peak.

All told, about 811,720 Americans have been named Samuel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMass culture

AssociationGen Z

StabilityModerate cultural durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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