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Samael
OriginHebrew
Meaning"poison of God"
About Samael
Samael is an archangel in Talmudic lore — a figure who is the accuser, seducer, and destroyer. He is often made to resemble Satan, although his jobs are not all necessarily evil (such as destroying sins).
Pronounced SAH-mah-el.
As of October 2026, Samael ranked #3366 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2314 in 2022.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | #3,965 | 27 | 14.6 |
| 2018 | #4,325 | 24 | 13.2 |
| 2019 | #3,330 | 35 | 19.5 |
| 2020 | #3,400 | 33 | 19.1 |
| 2021 | #2,581 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2022 | #2,314 | 62 | 35.5 |
| 2023 | #2,472 | 55 | 32.2 |
| 2024 | #2,898 | 44 | 25.5 |
| 2025 | #3,366 | 35 | 20.5 |
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