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By Grace Royal · Sep 2026

SHMOO-ehl

Shmuel

OriginVariation of Samuel, Hebrew
Meaning"told by God"
GenderBoy
US Rank#923

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About Shmuel

Variation of Samuel

Pronounced SHMOO-ehl . 1 syllable.

As of September 2026, Shmuel ranked #923 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #917 in 2022.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#900#1,000#1,100TOP 1000'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014#1,15016585.9
2015#1,022199103.8
2016#1,005204107.5
2017#942222119.9
2018#1,032198109
2019#1,026203113.1
2020#1,029200115.9
2021#1,047205117.2
2022#917253144.9
2023#927246143.8
2024#980229132.9
2025#923256149.9
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#19🇮🇱 Israel#781🔮 Future#923🇺🇸 US

Famous Shmuels

  • Shmuel "Shmuley" Boteach

    American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, TV host

  • Shmuel Yosef Agnon

    Ukrainian fiction writer

  • Shmuel Tamir

    former Israeli minister of justice

  • Shmuel Katz

    Israeli politician and writer

  • Shmuel Salant

    former Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem

  • Shmuel ha

    Katan, Babylonian Talmudic scholar

  • H. Shmuel Erlich

    Israeli psychoanalyst

Shmuel in pop culture

  • Shmuel

    title character in "The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas"

Variations & nicknames

  • ShmelkeYiddish
  • ShemuelYiddish
  • ShemYiddish
  • ShmulkeYiddish
  • ShmielYiddish

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