Shmuel
Shmuel is ranked 980th among boys in 2024 (229 births). Its best rank was 917th, in 2022.
- Rank in 2024
- #980down 53 from 2023
- Births in 2024
- 2290.01% of boys
- Peak year
- 2022253 births
- Best rank
- #917in 2022
- Since 1953
- 5,709people given the name
The story in the numbers
5,709 boys have been named Shmuel in the United States since 1953, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2022, with 253 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2022, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 32%. It has spent 4 of 145 years in the top 1,000.
Rank among boys, year by year
By decade
In 2022, its biggest year
Shmuel was the 917th most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2022 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, James and Elijah. See all of 2022.
Names that rose and fell with Shmuel
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Aryehpeak 2024
- Yitzchokpeak 2024
- Avrahampeak 2023
- Ahronpeak 2023
- Mazenpeak 2024
- Yosefpeak 2024
- Shlomopeak 2024
- Simchapeak 2019
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.