Samuel

Meaning and origin of Samuel

Popularity of Samuel in France since 1986

• Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1979.
• Over recent years, Samuel has been falling (−5.4% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Samuel every 3.3 schools, all spellings combined.

Samuel in English-speaking countries

Samuel ranks 18^th in United States, 36^th in British Columbia (Canada) and 38^th in Ontario (Canada), against 71^st in France.

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  18^th boys’ name24,727 babies in 3 years1 boy in 208−1.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  36^th boys’ name207 babies in 3 years1 boy in 215−3.5% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  71^st boys’ name106 babies in 3 years1 boy in 240+0.5% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  38^th boys’ name683 babies in 3 years1 boy in 249−5.9% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  58^th boys’ name196 babies in 3 years1 boy in 251−7.7% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  75^th boys’ name204 babies in 3 years1 boy in 294−4.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  79^th boys’ name227 babies in 3 years1 boy in 316−6.1% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  62^nd boys’ name2,503 babies in 3 years1 boy in 330−9.8% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Samuel and Samuël are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Samuël25
• Samuele5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Samuel

• Tiago
• Yanis
• Mathéo
• Ismaël
• Youssef
• Simon
• Eliott
• Mattéo
• Rafael
• Ibrahim
• Mattia
• Elias

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 70^thTop 100 French boy names