Sammuel comes from the ModernAmerican / Multicultural tradition, meaning "God has heard; his name is God".
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How popular is Sammuel?
2009peak year
The name Sammuel reached its peak in 2009, with 61 registrations (ranked #2198). It had been quietly building for over half a century before that, first appearing in records in 1917. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #4153) today, averaging about 26 new babies per year. Sammuel's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 2,679 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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