Samuel
- Meaning:
- God has heard
- Origin:
- Hebrew
About the name Samuel
Hebrew name from Shmu'el ('God has heard'); the Old Testament prophet Samuel.
Name day and nicknames
- Name day:
- August 20
Popularity with newborns
Samuel has not appeared on the annual list of the most popular newborn names. That list covers the 50 most common names for each sex, so the name was given to fewer children than the 50th name of the year — not to none.
People with this name in Croatia
439 people in Croatia are called Samuel, according to the 2021 census. That is #780 among all the names in Imenko.
Where the name is found
Samuel is recorded in 15 of Croatia's 21 counties.
Sources
Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.