How do you pronounce Samuel?

Samuel is pronounced SAM-yoo-ul.

What is the origin of Samuel?

Samuel is of Hebrew origin, from Jewish culture.

Boy name Hebrew origin Multiple tradition Top 50 in 2024

Samuel

SAM-yoo-ul · 6 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Heard by God

Language

Hebrew

Culture

Jewish

Religion

Multiple

Style era

classic

Themes

biblical

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#17

2024 births8,310

Peak year2001

First appeared1880

Total US births811,720

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

SamSammy

Alternate spellings

SamuellShmuel

In other languages

Samuele (Italian)Samuele (Italian)Shmuel (Hebrew)Samvel (Armenian)

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