Boys name
Samuel
Samuel is a boys' name given to 794,467 boys in the United States since 1910, peaking in 2001 with 14,813 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among boys names in Idaho in 2010.
Which states favor Samuel
Samuel by state
Top states by all-time births named Samuel. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 69,781 | #34 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 61,287 | #16 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 52,939 | #38 (2025) |
| 4 | Pennsylvania | 47,986 | #21 (2025) |
| 5 | Ohio | 31,852 | #30 (2025) |
| 6 | Florida | 31,660 | #22 (2025) |
| 7 | North Carolina | 30,271 | #13 (2025) |
| 8 | Illinois | 30,078 | #31 (2025) |
| 9 | Georgia | 26,982 | #19 (2025) |
| 10 | Virginia | 24,747 | #15 (2025) |
| 11 | Tennessee | 21,631 | #14 (2025) |
| 12 | Michigan | 20,185 | #37 (2025) |
| 13 | Alabama | 19,663 | #8 (2025) |
| 14 | New Jersey | 19,360 | #36 (2025) |
| 15 | Indiana | 18,544 | #13 (2025) |
| 16 | Massachusetts | 18,118 | #17 (2025) |
| 17 | South Carolina | 17,769 | #14 (2025) |
| 18 | Missouri | 17,295 | #15 (2025) |
| 19 | Minnesota | 14,870 | #34 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 14,749 | #23 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).