Samuel Adams
There are approximately 921 people named Samuel Adams living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 372,155 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Samuel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Adams. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
921
1 in 372,155
Named Samuel
635K
Alive today
Named Adams
497K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 635K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2001
Average age: 34
Estimated bearers: 497K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #42
Per 100K: 145.05
Top ancestry: White (74.0%)
First name trend
Samuel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Samuel. The peak year was 2001 with 14,845 births. The average person named Samuel today is 34 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Adams surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Adams, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 74.0%.
- White74.0%
- Black or African American19.9%
- Hispanic or Latino2.6%
- Two or more races2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Samuel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1853% of the US population, based on 635,282 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Adams appears at a rate of 145.05 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.1451%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 921 people with the full name Samuel Adams. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Samuel Adams: questions and answers
How many people are named Samuel Adams?
We estimate approximately 921 people in the United States share the full name Samuel Adams. That works out to about 1 in 372,155 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1853%) with the surname frequency (145.05 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Samuel Adams?
We classify Samuel Adams as "Very Rare". About 1 in 372,155 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Samuel a male or female name?
Samuel is predominantly male. Out of 814,600 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Samuel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.