Boy · Name family
Samuel
1,339,154births recorded
30Countries
4Variants
1998Peak · Québec
#10Bulgaria 2025
Samuel is a boy name family recorded 1,339,154 times in 30 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in Bulgaria (#10 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Québec in 1998, at 2,199.8 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Samuele (Italy).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Samuel
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel | English | 823,085 | 🇺🇸 United States | #18 | 1880 | ▼ 15 % |
| Samuel | English | 109,273 | 🏴 England & Wales | #66 | 1997 | ▼ 65 % |
| Samuel | English | 97,380 | 🇫🇷 France | #70 | 1979 | ▼ 28 % |
| Samuel | English | 33,760 | 🇨🇦 Québec | #46 | 1998 | ▼ 73 % |
| Samuel | English | 31,687 | 🇪🇸 Spain | #43 | 2009 | – |
| Samuel | English | 29,529 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #185 | 2015 | ▲ 65 % |
| Samuele | Italian | 74,532 | 🇮🇹 Italy | #19 | 2013 | – |
| Samuele | Italian | 760 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | #486 | 2010 | ▼ 45 % |
| Samuele | Italian | 248 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1999 | – |
| Samuele | Italian | 152 | 🏴 England & Wales | #3240 | 2022 | ▲ 5 % |
| Samuele | Italian | 85 | 🇫🇷 France | #3932 | 2015 | ▼ 37 % |
| Samuele | Italian | 40 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | #1350 | 2020 | ▲ 16 % |
| Sammuel | English | 2,703 | 🇺🇸 United States | #4396 | 2009 | ▶ 1 % |
| Sammuel | English | 40 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2019 | – |
| Samuil | English | 428 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | #10 | 2025 | – |
| Samuil | English | 208 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | – | 2024 | – |
| Samuil | English | 106 | 🏴 England & Wales | #2939 | 2023 | ▲ 22 % |
| Samuil | English | 28 | 🇺🇸 United States | #9714 | 2025 | new |
| Samuil | English | 5 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 2020 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Samuel ↔ Samuele — checked by hand
- Samuil ↔ Samuel — Wikidata “said to be the same as”
- Samuel ↔ Sammuel — spelling variant
Questions about Samuel
How popular is the name Samuel?
In 2025 it ranked #10 in Bulgaria. Official registers record 1,339,154 births across 30 countries.
What is Samuel in other languages?
Samuele (Italian); Sammuel (English); Samuil (English).
When was Samuel most popular?
It peaked in Québec in 1998, at 2,199.8 births per 100,000.
Is Samuel a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Samuel is a boy name.