Over the past 110 years, 300 girls and 743 676 boys have been named Samuel. The name Samuel ranks 5921th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Samuel in 1926. The peak of popularity of the name Samuel came in the 1960s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.