Popularity in New Zealand
Numbers
| Samuel (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Times Used | |
| 2023 | #50 | 74 | |
| 2022 | #46 | 83 | |
| 2021 | #49 | 82 | |
| 2020 | #49 | 84 | |
| 2019 | #37 | 116 | |
| 2018 | #30 | 121 | |
| 2017 | #25 | 146 | |
| 2016 | #19 | 169 | |
| 2015 | #16 | 188 | |
| 2014 | #14 | 197 | |
| 2013 | #7 | 249 | |
| 2012 | #6 | 258 | |
| 2011 | #7 | 269 | |
| 2010 | #9 | 283 | |
| 2009 | #6 | 315 | |
| 2008 | #4 | 345 | |
| 2007 | #8 | 309 | |
| 2006 | #6 | 326 | |
| 2005 | #3 | 368 | |
| 2004 | #4 | 362 | |
| 2003 | #4 | 354 | |
| 2002 | #3 | 383 | |
| 2001 | #3 | 408 | |
| 2000 | #3 | 432 | |
| 1999 | #4 | 448 | |
| 1998 | #3 | 459 | |
| 1997 | #6 | 418 | |
| 1996 | #5 | 442 | |
| 1995 | #5 | 462 | |
| 1994 | #5 | 473 | |
| 1993 | #5 | 549 | |
| 1992 | #6 | 521 | |
| 1991 | #6 | 612 | |
| 1990 | #5 | 654 | |
| 1989 | #6 | 574 | |
| 1988 | #7 | 542 | |
| 1987 | #7 | 505 | |
| 1986 | #7 | 490 | |
| 1985 | #11 | 410 | |
| 1984 | #9 | 431 | |
| 1983 | #16 | 307 | |
| 1982 | #18 | 291 | |
| 1981 | #22 | 250 | |
| 1980 | #26 | 220 | |
| 1979 | #24 | 241 | |
| 1978 | #31 | 173 | |
| 1977 | #33 | 165 | |
| 1976 | #48 | 139 | |
| 1975 | #57 | 121 | |
| 1974 | #59 | 110 | |
| 1973 | #77 | 89 | |
| 1972 | - | - | |
| 1971 | - | - | |
| 1970 | - | - | |
| 1969 | #94 | 69 | |
| 1968 | #99 | 58 | |
| 1967 | #100 | 59 | |
| 1966 | - | - | |
| 1965 | - | - | |
| 1964 | - | - | |
| 1963 | - | - | |
| 1962 | - | - | |
| 1961 | - | - | |
| 1960 | - | - | |
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| 1958 | - | - | |
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| 1952 | - | - | |
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| 1950 | - | - | |
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| 1948 | - | - | |
| 1947 | - | - | |
| 1946 | - | - | |
| 1945 | - | - | |
| 1944 | - | - | |
| 1943 | - | - | |
| 1942 | - | - | |
| 1941 | - | - | |
| 1940 | - | - | |
| 1939 | - | - | |
| 1938 | - | - | |
| 1937 | - | - | |
| 1936 | - | - | |
| 1935 | #94 | 26 | |
| 1934 | #96 | 25 | |
| 1933 | - | - | |
| 1932 | #85 | 34 | |
| 1931 | - | - | |
| 1930 | #99 | 24 | |
| 1929 | #92 | 27 | |
| 1928 | #93 | 30 | |
| 1927 | #91 | 29 | |
| 1926 | - | - | |
| 1925 | #78 | 40 | |
| 1924 | #90 | 30 | |
| 1923 | #81 | 35 | |
| 1922 | #88 | 34 | |
| 1921 | #73 | 42 | |
| 1920 | #72 | 41 | |
| 1919 | #71 | 38 | |
| 1918 | #60 | 52 | |
| 1917 | #77 | 39 | |
| 1916 | #80 | 39 | |
| 1915 | #58 | 57 | |
| 1914 | #62 | 52 | |
| 1913 | #63 | 47 | |
| 1912 | #59 | 51 | |
| 1911 | #56 | 59 | |
| 1910 | #52 | 60 | |
| 1909 | #53 | 59 | |
| 1908 | #67 | 40 | |
| 1907 | #50 | 58 | |
| 1906 | #45 | 56 | |
| 1905 | #49 | 57 | |
| 1904 | #51 | 47 | |
| 1903 | #44 | 57 | |
| 1902 | #35 | 69 | |
| 1901 | #47 | 51 | |
| 1900 | #43 | 47 | |
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