Samuel

Boy name

Samuel ranks #1,606 out of 53,930 dog names in our data (the #1 name is Bella). Across all 8 places, 46 licensed dogs carry the name. It's also a cat name: #2,060 for cats.

Samuel's popularity trend

Samuel's share of Allegheny County's licensed dogs, year by year — the place with the fullest records for this name. Share (its per-100k slice of that year's dogs) is the only figure comparable across years, since each year's counted population differs. Peak year by share: 2008.

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Year	Share
2025	0.003%
2024	0.003%
2023	0.004%
2022	0.004%
2021	0.008%
2020	0.008%
2019	0.008%
2018	0.007%
2017	0.008%
2016	0.012%
2015	0.009%
2014	0.007%
2013	0.007%
2012	0.008%
2011	0.009%
2010	0.01%
2009	0.012%
2008	0.015%
2007	0.013%

Licensed dogs in our data

across 8 places

Popularity rank

#1,606

of 53,930 names in our data

5-year rank move

−2,021

2020 → 2025

Gender split

99% boys

1% girls99% boys

Where Samuel shows up

Samuel's share of each place's counted dogs. Places count differently — hover a Share figure for the basis. Click a heading to sort.


New York CityUnited States of America	0.0%
Port Adelaide EnfieldAustralia	0.0%
PlayfordAustralia	0.0%
SeattleUnited States of America	0.0%
Allegheny CountyUnited States of America	0.0%

Names like Samuel

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