Samuel
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Samuel is a Hebrew name meaning “God has heard” or “asked of God.” The biblical Samuel, born to Hannah who had asked God for him, became Israel’s last judge and first prophet. Considered stodgy in the 1960s, Samuel is thriving again; bearers include Samuel Johnson, Samuel Morse, and Samuel L. Jackson. A namesake is explorer Samuel White Baker, who roamed the globe and found a source of the Nile.
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Usage of Samuel in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Samuel against each list of names.
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Greek
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Indonesian
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Irish
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Italian
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Samuel is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Samuel in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 8,334 boys were named Samuel, making it the #18 boys' name in the US. Since 1880, 820,196 boys have been named Samuel, with the most (14,813) in 2001. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Alaska and Alabama.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Samuel in other languages
- Sam Dutch, English
- Samuele Italian
- Samuli Finnish
- Sámuel Hungarian
- Самійло Ukrainian
Samuel name days
- February 21 Norway
- September 1 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Towns named Samuel
There are 90 towns and villages with Samuel in their name, in 17 countries.
🇲🇽 Mexico 23🇲🇿 Mozambique 23🇲🇼 Malawi 15🇧🇷 Brazil 8🇦🇴 Angola 4🇨🇦 Canada 3🇿🇲 Zambia 3🇺🇸 United States 2
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Don Samuel | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 1,081 | Map |
| Samuel Islas | Veracruz, 🇲🇽 Mexico | 6 | Map |
| Chefe Samuel | Nampula, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Don Samuel | Campeche, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| El Samuel | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Makhula Samuel | Northern Region, 🇲🇼 Malawi | – | Map |
| N. Samuel | Inhambane Province, 🇲🇿 Mozambique | – | Map |
| Nova Samuel | Rondônia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | – | Map |
| Old Samuel | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Saint-Samuel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Samuel
There are 9 lakes and reservoirs with Samuel in their name, in 3 countries.
🇨🇦 Canada 6🇦🇺 Australia 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1
| Name | Where | |
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| Lac Samuel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Samuel | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Lake Samuel | Western Australia, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
| Samuel Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Samuel Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Samuel Lake | Alberta, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Samuel-Bédard | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac à Samuel | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Represa de Samuel | Rondônia, 🇧🇷 Brazil | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Samuel songs
8 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Samuel in their title. The best known:
- For Samuel Beckett – Morton Feldman (1987)
- Samuel Hall – Alain Bashung (1998)
- SAMUEL (Monk)
- SAMUEL (Sullivan)
- SAMUEL (Wooden)
- SAMUEL'S HYMN
- Samuel and Rosella – Lemon Demon
- Samuel's Aria – Ned Rorem
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Samuel
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Samuel.
Samuel Beckett
Samuel Benchetrit
Samuel Bookatz
Samuel C. C. Ting
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Fictional characters named Samuel
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Samuel as a pet name
FurryName has found 81 dogs named Samuel in public pet registers, making it the #2,175 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Nariño (municipality) (1), Golden Plains Shire (1), Basel (1). Samuel as a dog name →
FurryName has found 7 cats named Samuel in public pet registers, making it the #1,240 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Seattle (3), Fusagasugá (1), Golden Plains Shire (1). Samuel as a cat name →
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