Masculine dossier · first seen 1953

Shmuel

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

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2022

Peak rank proxy

253

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1953Peak 20222024

Peak year

2022

Decline from peak

9.5%

2024

229

All-time

5,709

Shmuel 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 2022, when 253 boys were named Shmuel.

In 2024, only 229 boys were given the name.

Down 9.5% from its peak.

All told, about 5,709 Americans have been named Shmuel and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1953.

Rarity scoreVery uncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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