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Samual

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What official birth registration shows about Samual: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Samual: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #519, and it stood at #4,991 in 2023.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2023

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2023, ranging from #519 to #4991.199620012006201120162023#519#4991
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#520
1997#528
1998#519
1999#586
2000#731
2001#668
2002#781
2003#519
2004#731
2005#691
2006#914
2007#848
2008#987
2009#868
2010#918
2011#1158
2012#1756
2013#2055
2014#1935
2015#2319
2016#2556
2017#3040
2018#2445
2019#4702
2020#4608
2023#4991

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 26 of the 28 years from 1996 to 2023.

In 2008: #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #987 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2023 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #520 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2023

    Highest recorded position: #519 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2023).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #519 in England and Wales in 2003.

Samual's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2023England and Walesmale#49913HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#46083HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#24458HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#30406HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#25568HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#23199HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#193511HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#205510HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#175613HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#115822HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#91831HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#86832HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#98726HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#84831HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#91426HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#69137HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#73131HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#51945HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#78124HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#66827HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#73124HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#58631HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#51937HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#52834HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#52034HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandmale#6983HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Samual is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Samual, between 1996 and 2023, in 26 of those 28 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: highest position in 1998Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: highest position in 200819962023
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202326#519 in 1998
Republic of Ireland20081#698 in 2008

Its high point came 10 years earlier in England and Wales (1998) than in Republic of Ireland (2008).

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What is known about Samual

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2023.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2023. Highest recorded position: #519 in England and Wales in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.