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Shmuel

Shmuel means “God has set / God has placed” (Hebrew origin). 5,972 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.

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What it means

“God has set / God has placed”

HebrewForm of Samuel

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

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5,972 US babies were named Shmuel between 1940 and 2025.

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Not enough notable people named Shmuel (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)