The baby name Samuel appears in baby name data for the United States from 1910 to 2024. It was most popular in 2005 with 16,899 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Samuel has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1910 | 1,481 |
| 1911 | 1,622 |
| 1912 | 3,091 |
| 1913 | 3,154 |
| 1914 | 4,181 |
| 1915 | 4,934 |
| 1916 | 5,296 |
| 1917 | 5,574 |
| 1918 | 5,964 |
| 1919 | 5,612 |
| 1920 | 5,903 |
| 1921 | 5,970 |
| 1922 | 5,821 |
| 1923 | 5,726 |
| 1924 | 5,797 |
| 1925 | 5,565 |
| 1926 | 15 |
| 1926 | 5,522 |
| 1927 | 5,442 |
| 1928 | 4,981 |
| 1929 | 4,517 |
| 1930 | 4,970 |
| 1931 | 4,666 |
| 1932 | 4,031 |
| 1933 | 3,849 |
| 1934 | 3,860 |
| 1935 | 3,870 |
| 1936 | 3,524 |
| 1937 | 3,825 |
| 1938 | 3,883 |
| 1939 | 3,827 |
| 1940 | 4,356 |
| 1941 | 4,584 |
| 1942 | 6 |
| 1942 | 5,317 |
| 1943 | 5,248 |
| 1944 | 4,968 |
| 1945 | 5,059 |
| 1946 | 5,154 |
| 1947 | 6,850 |
| 1948 | 7,221 |
| 1949 | 7,373 |
| 1950 | 7,136 |
| 1951 | 7,115 |
| 1952 | 7,112 |
| 1953 | 7,624 |
| 1954 | 7,332 |
| 1955 | 7,866 |
| 1956 | 5 |
| 1956 | 7,979 |
| 1957 | 6,957 |
| 1958 | 6,892 |
| 1959 | 6,220 |
| 1960 | 5,814 |
| 1961 | 5,721 |
| 1962 | 5,805 |
| 1963 | 5,873 |
| 1964 | 5,389 |
| 1965 | 5,773 |
| 1966 | 5,144 |
| 1967 | 5,299 |
| 1968 | 5,058 |
| 1969 | 12 |
| 1969 | 5,348 |
| 1970 | 5 |
| 1970 | 5,157 |
| 1971 | 5 |
| 1971 | 5,052 |
| 1972 | 5 |
| 1972 | 4,820 |
| 1973 | 4,880 |
| 1974 | 5,289 |
| 1975 | 5,217 |
| 1976 | 5,551 |
| 1977 | 12 |
| 1977 | 6,727 |
| 1978 | 6,344 |
| 1979 | 6,477 |
| 1980 | 7,189 |
| 1981 | 6,501 |
| 1982 | 6,414 |
| 1983 | 8 |
| 1983 | 6,881 |
| 1984 | 6,772 |
| 1985 | 6 |
| 1985 | 6,913 |
| 1986 | 5 |
| 1986 | 8,999 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1987 | 8,961 |
| 1988 | 10,027 |
| 1989 | 10 |
| 1989 | 10,610 |
| 1990 | 11,218 |
| 1991 | 11,632 |
| 1992 | 12,635 |
| 1993 | 5 |
| 1993 | 13,367 |
| 1994 | 5 |
| 1994 | 14,387 |
| 1995 | 14,321 |
| 1996 | 15,351 |
| 1997 | 15,864 |
| 1998 | 15,532 |
| 1999 | 10 |
| 1999 | 16,296 |
| 2000 | 15,845 |
| 2001 | 16,161 |
| 2002 | 16,444 |
| 2003 | 16,541 |
| 2004 | 37 |
| 2004 | 16,506 |
| 2005 | 20 |
| 2005 | 16,899 |
| 2006 | 16,098 |
| 2007 | 14,616 |
| 2008 | 14,187 |
| 2009 | 13,852 |
| 2010 | 13,279 |
| 2011 | 12,743 |
| 2012 | 13,705 |
| 2013 | 13,292 |
| 2014 | 12,609 |
| 2015 | 14,231 |
| 2016 | 14,159 |
| 2017 | 14,535 |
| 2018 | 12,757 |
| 2019 | 11,740 |
| 2020 | 8,452 |
| 2021 | 9,965 |
| 2022 | 9,597 |
| 2023 | 8,745 |
| 2024 | 8,903 |