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SHMOO-ehl
Shmuel
OriginVariation of Samuel, Hebrew
Meaning"told by God"
GenderBoy
US Rank#923
Top 1000
About Shmuel
Variation of Samuel
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 | #1,150 | 165 | 85.9 |
| 2015 | #1,022 | 199 | 103.8 |
| 2016 | #1,005 | 204 | 107.5 |
| 2017 | #942 | 222 | 119.9 |
| 2018 | #1,032 | 198 | 109 |
| 2019 | #1,026 | 203 | 113.1 |
| 2020 | #1,029 | 200 | 115.9 |
| 2021 | #1,047 | 205 | 117.2 |
| 2022 | #917 | 253 | 144.9 |
| 2023 | #927 | 246 | 143.8 |
| 2024 | #980 | 229 | 132.9 |
| 2025 | #923 | 256 | 149.9 |
World rankings
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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