Samul

Boy · recorded 1882–1971

  • 1971last recorded
  • 1882best year

Most popular in 1882.

Last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Samul.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

0224418821904192719491971

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 31 recorded years as a table
Samul, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188244
19156
19176
19188
19208
19219
19228
192310
19249
192512
192612
19274
19287
19297
19308
19328
19335
19348
19359
19365
19386
19405
19414
19425
19473
19483
19493
19503
19573
19593
19713

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Samul isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1971
5
Rank in 1971
#4,907
How rare
1 in 353,689 boys
Since 1882
226

Samul was last recorded in 1971. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1882, at 44 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Samul doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.