Samuel
God has heard · Hebrew origin
What does Samuel mean?
Samuel is a male name of Hebrew origin, meaning “God has heard”.
How popular is Samuel?
In England & Wales, Samuel ranked #60 among boys' names in 2024, with 857 babies given the name — down from #21 in 2014. Its strongest year in the England & Wales series is 2004, when it reached #6.
In the United States, Samuel was the #25 boys' name in the 2020 data, after peaking at #17 in 1880.
| Year | E&W rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | #9 | 6,161 |
| 2000 | #8 | 5,800 |
| 2004 | #6 | 5,570 |
| 2005 | #7 | 5,219 |
| 2010 | #14 | 4,144 |
| 2015 | #23 | 2,705 |
| 2020 | #47 | 1,261 |
| 2024 | #60 | 857 |
Who are famous people named Samuel?
- Mark Twain · American author and humorist (1835–1910)
- Samuel Beckett · Irish writer (1906–1989)
- Samuel Johnson · English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
What names go well with Samuel?
More on Samuel
Hebrew for God has heard, Samuel is the steady, heartfelt classic that somehow never feels dated.
Samuel: the name that means God has heard — Samuel as our Name of the Day.
Hannah: grace that reads the same both ways — Samuel gets a mention.
Isaac: the name that literally means he will laugh — Samuel gets a mention.
Gabriel: the name meaning God is my strength — Samuel gets a mention.
Daniel: the steady classic that never dates — Samuel gets a mention.
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