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Shmuel

100% boys · #923 in the US for boys, 2025

Shmuel has been given to about 5,972 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables1
Pronunciation
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,750
Median age today14 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shmuel per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2025 · 256
  • Born in 2025256
  • All time5,972
  • England & Wales, 202519

How popular is Shmuel?

Shmuel ranks 923rd among American boys in 2025, with 256 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 256 babies were given the name, ranking 923rd. The typical living American called Shmuel is about 14 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Jersey, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.

Names that sound like Shmuel

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samuel0.82
  2. Lemuel0.70
  3. Ishmael0.69
  4. Manuel0.57
  5. Miguel0.57
  6. Samual0.59
  7. Jamel0.55
  8. Mel0.55

Middle names for Shmuel

Ranked by flow score
  1. Shmuel Thomas0.74
  2. Shmuel James0.74
  3. Shmuel Cole0.73
  4. Shmuel Miles0.73
  5. Shmuel Wilder0.72
  6. Shmuel Paul0.55

Sibling names for Shmuel

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Mustafabrother · 0.98
  2. Yousefbrother · 0.98
  3. Yehudabrother · 0.98
  4. Elinasister · 0.98
  5. Andiesister · 0.98
  6. Keziahsister · 0.98

Where Shmuel is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New Jersey0.15%
  2. New York0.06%
  3. Maryland0.02%
  4. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Shmuel Anderson0.73
  2. Shmuel Allen0.73
  3. Shmuel Adams0.73
  4. Shmuel Evans0.70
  5. Shmuel Edwards0.70
  6. Shmuel Wilson0.69

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Shmuel

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020

Shmuel across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.