Popularity in the United States
Numbers
| Samuel (masculine) | |||
| Year | Rank | Percent Used | |
| 2023 | #20 | 0.435 | |
| 2022 | #19 | 0.449 | |
| 2021 | #23 | 0.457 | |
| 2020 | #25 | 0.464 | |
| 2019 | #22 | 0.484 | |
| 2018 | #21 | 0.507 | |
| 2017 | #21 | 0.528 | |
| 2016 | #21 | 0.524 | |
| 2015 | #23 | 0.533 | |
| 2014 | #23 | 0.538 | |
| 2013 | #25 | 0.551 | |
| 2012 | #25 | 0.565 | |
| 2011 | #26 | 0.559 | |
| 2010 | #24 | 0.583 | |
| 2009 | #24 | 0.574 | |
| 2008 | #27 | 0.585 | |
| 2007 | #25 | 0.603 | |
| 2006 | #25 | 0.622 | |
| 2005 | #21 | 0.671 | |
| 2004 | #23 | 0.668 | |
| 2003 | #23 | 0.699 | |
| 2002 | #25 | 0.705 | |
| 2001 | #26 | 0.716 | |
| 2000 | #28 | 0.679 | |
| 1999 | #27 | 0.689 | |
| 1998 | #28 | 0.686 | |
| 1997 | #27 | 0.713 | |
| 1996 | #30 | 0.680 | |
| 1995 | #33 | 0.618 | |
| 1994 | #33 | 0.596 | |
| 1993 | #37 | 0.567 | |
| 1992 | #40 | 0.540 | |
| 1991 | #39 | 0.530 | |
| 1990 | #45 | 0.506 | |
| 1989 | #47 | 0.482 | |
| 1988 | #45 | 0.478 | |
| 1987 | #50 | 0.440 | |
| 1986 | #52 | 0.394 | |
| 1985 | #54 | 0.364 | |
| 1984 | #55 | 0.339 | |
| 1983 | #54 | 0.333 | |
| 1982 | #56 | 0.319 | |
| 1981 | #54 | 0.324 | |
| 1980 | #54 | 0.324 | |
| 1979 | #55 | 0.317 | |
| 1978 | #57 | 0.316 | |
| 1977 | #60 | 0.308 | |
| 1976 | #59 | 0.308 | |
| 1975 | #61 | 0.285 | |
| 1974 | #60 | 0.287 | |
| 1973 | #66 | 0.264 | |
| 1972 | #66 | 0.252 | |
| 1971 | #66 | 0.242 | |
| 1970 | #62 | 0.239 | |
| 1969 | #64 | 0.242 | |
| 1968 | #66 | 0.232 | |
| 1967 | #69 | 0.238 | |
| 1966 | #81 | 0.229 | |
| 1965 | #84 | 0.232 | |
| 1964 | #86 | 0.220 | |
| 1963 | #87 | 0.219 | |
| 1962 | #88 | 0.216 | |
| 1961 | #89 | 0.217 | |
| 1960 | #91 | 0.217 | |
| 1959 | #86 | 0.229 | |
| 1958 | #85 | 0.234 | |
| 1957 | #82 | 0.239 | |
| 1956 | #74 | 0.260 | |
| 1955 | #71 | 0.265 | |
| 1954 | #71 | 0.273 | |
| 1953 | #70 | 0.271 | |
| 1952 | #67 | 0.286 | |
| 1951 | #67 | 0.286 | |
| 1950 | #62 | 0.287 | |
| 1949 | #62 | 0.297 | |
| 1948 | #70 | 0.281 | |
| 1947 | #72 | 0.275 | |
| 1946 | #70 | 0.274 | |
| 1945 | #62 | 0.288 | |
| 1944 | #62 | 0.284 | |
| 1943 | #62 | 0.285 | |
| 1942 | #59 | 0.298 | |
| 1941 | #65 | 0.282 | |
| 1940 | #65 | 0.283 | |
| 1939 | #63 | 0.287 | |
| 1938 | #62 | 0.285 | |
| 1937 | #66 | 0.277 | |
| 1936 | #67 | 0.272 | |
| 1935 | #62 | 0.294 | |
| 1934 | #66 | 0.295 | |
| 1933 | #61 | 0.305 | |
| 1932 | #56 | 0.317 | |
| 1931 | #56 | 0.316 | |
| 1930 | #55 | 0.313 | |
| 1929 | #53 | 0.322 | |
| 1928 | #52 | 0.337 | |
| 1927 | #49 | 0.360 | |
| 1926 | #48 | 0.365 | |
| 1925 | #46 | 0.383 | |
| 1924 | #45 | 0.393 | |
| 1923 | #45 | 0.404 | |
| 1922 | #43 | 0.409 | |
| 1921 | #44 | 0.418 | |
| 1920 | #44 | 0.423 | |
| 1919 | #43 | 0.440 | |
| 1918 | #43 | 0.455 | |
| 1917 | #42 | 0.468 | |
| 1916 | #41 | 0.476 | |
| 1915 | #39 | 0.494 | |
| 1914 | #35 | 0.542 | |
| 1913 | #36 | 0.531 | |
| 1912 | #30 | 0.576 | |
| 1911 | #30 | 0.579 | |
| 1910 | #32 | 0.541 | |
| 1909 | #32 | 0.556 | |
| 1908 | #33 | 0.577 | |
| 1907 | #32 | 0.562 | |
| 1906 | #33 | 0.543 | |
| 1905 | #30 | 0.598 | |
| 1904 | #34 | 0.525 | |
| 1903 | #31 | 0.573 | |
| 1902 | #33 | 0.529 | |
| 1901 | #33 | 0.543 | |
| 1900 | #33 | 0.541 | |
| 1899 | #30 | 0.611 | |
| 1898 | #32 | 0.567 | |
| 1897 | #28 | 0.622 | |
| 1896 | #31 | 0.569 | |
| 1895 | #25 | 0.643 | |
| 1894 | #26 | 0.621 | |
| 1893 | #20 | 0.703 | |
| 1892 | #20 | 0.686 | |
| 1891 | #20 | 0.689 | |
| 1890 | #20 | 0.681 | |
| 1889 | #20 | 0.680 | |
| 1888 | #18 | 0.717 | |
| 1887 | #18 | 0.734 | |
| 1886 | #18 | 0.731 | |
| 1885 | #18 | 0.766 | |
| 1884 | #17 | 0.770 | |
| 1883 | #17 | 0.833 | |
| 1882 | #17 | 0.822 | |
| 1881 | #17 | 0.849 | |
| 1880 | #17 | 0.865 | |
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