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Samual

boy name
Origin
Modern American
Syllables
3
Peak era
1990s/2010s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

“A respelling of Samuel, from Hebrew Shemuel, God has heard, the biblical prophet and judge”

The story

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Popularity, 1890–2024

1890speak 1990s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Samual peaked in the 1990s and the 2010s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

84 people · the #46,608 first name in Brazil · median age 13

2000s2010s

Among people named Samual living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Samual

Most people given the name Samual in the United States were born between 1960 and 2009. The Samual you meet today is most often in his 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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The Samual deep dive

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