Name meaning & stats
Samuele
Samuele means “God has set / God has placed” (Hebrew origin). 248 US babies since 1940, peak 1999. Notable Samueles are 2.2× over-represented as footballers.
What it means
“God has set / God has placed”
HebrewSpelling of Samuel
Samuel around the world
- Семюел / Самуель · Ukrainian
- Σαμουήλ · Greek
- صموئيل · Arabic
- סמיואל · Hebrew
- サミュエル · Japanese
- 塞缪尔 · Chinese
- 새뮤얼 · Korean
- Sámuel · Hungarian
- Samuele · Italian
- Samuli · Finnish
Famous Samuels
- Samuel Beckett · Irish writer (1906–1989)
- Samuel Johnson · English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge · English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
- Samuel L. Jackson · American actor (born 1948)
Samuel’s name day
- February 21 · Norway
- September 1 · Sweden
In US birth records
Peak year: 1999
248 US babies were named Samuele between 1940 and 2025.
Samuele around the world
- Belgium: 40 babies since 1995, peak 2020, No. 1,288 in 2025
- France: 80 babies since 1900, peak 2015, No. 2,933 in 2025
- England & Wales: 174 babies since 1996, peak 2017, No. 3,240 in 2025
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Samueles end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Footballer | 2.2× | High · 26 people |
| Basketball player | 1.9× | Medium · 10 people |
| Politician | 0.6× | Low · 4 people |
| Rugby player | 1.3× | Low · 3 people |
Among notable men who are footballers, Samueles show up 2.2× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
Other spellings
1 in 2811 Samuels spell it Samuele
- Samuel 99%
- Samual 1%
- Sammuel <1%
- Sameul <1%
- Samael <1%
- Samule <1%
- Samuele <1%
- Samuell <1%
- Samil <1%
- Samiel <1%
Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.
Name twins (peaked around 1999)