Baby Name Popularity Profile

Shmuel

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Shmuel.

✦ Heard by God 🌍 Hebrew Biblical Traditional
National Rank (2025) #923
All-Time Peak Rank #919 Achieved 2022
Total U.S. Births 5,972 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 100.0% Boy / 0.0% Girl Male Archetype
First Recorded 1953 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 256 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Shmuel Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Heard by God
Language Origin Hebrew
Origin Type single
Derived from the Hebrew name Shmu'el (Χ©Φ°ΧΧžΧ•ΦΌΧΦ΅Χœ), meaning 'heard by God' or 'name of God'.
Common Nicknames
Shmulik Sam Sammy
Alternative Spellings
Samuel
Pronunciation: SHMOO-el
Themes & Categories
Biblical Traditional
Etymology confidence: High

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Shmuel across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +28.0%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +28.0%
2015: 200 births 200 2016: 204 births 2017: 222 births 2018: 198 births 2019: 203 births 2020: 200 births 200 2021: 205 births 2022: 253 births 2023: 246 births 2024: 234 births 2025: 256 births 256
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 256 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 0 yrs
Longest Streak 66 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 23
1960s: 94
1970s: 244
1980s: 519
1990s: 723
2000s: 1,125
2010s: 1,850
2020s: 1,394

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Shmuel
Letter Count 6 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: It is an isogram, meaning no two letters are repeated. Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State New Jersey
Top States New Jersey, New York, Maryland, Florida, California
States with Data 10
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
New Jersey #81 1,770 2025 +28.1% Growth
New York #220 3,032 2017 +16.9% Growth
Maryland #508 82 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida Unranked 71 2008 Insufficient historical volume
California #2425 84 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois Unranked 41 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut Unranked 5 2011 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania Unranked 19 2019 Insufficient historical volume
Michigan Unranked 5 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio Unranked 5 2018 Insufficient historical volume

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