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Shmuel

Boy

Meaning of Shmuel: Hebrew: 'God has heard'

Shmuel is a boy's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 6 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 925th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 1460th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#925

256 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1460

18 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

5,972

First recorded 1953 · peak 2025

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 44 babies1982: 43 babies1983: 52 babies1984: 55 babies1985: 49 babies1986: 48 babies1987: 72 babies1988: 63 babies1989: 61 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 64 babies1992: 71 babies1993: 75 babies1994: 62 babies1995: 79 babies1996: 65 babies1997: 70 babies1998: 86 babies1999: 96 babies2000: 84 babies20002001: 96 babies2002: 93 babies2003: 90 babies2004: 108 babies2005: 108 babies2006: 128 babies2007: 142 babies2008: 141 babies2009: 135 babies2010: 182 babies20102011: 142 babies2012: 147 babies2013: 187 babies2014: 165 babies2015: 200 babies2016: 204 babies2017: 222 babies2018: 198 babies2019: 203 babies2020: 200 babies20202021: 205 babies2022: 253 babies2023: 246 babies2024: 234 babies2025: 256 babies
US babies named Shmuel per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 256.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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