Over the past 110 years, 743 676 boys and 300 girls have been named Samuel. The name Samuel ranks 44th in the United States among the most common names for boys. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Samuel in 1910. The peak of popularity of the name Samuel came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.