God has heard
A rare spelling variant of the Hebrew name Samuel. It is derived from the name Shemu'el, which combines the elements 'shama' (to hear) and 'el' (God), signifying that God has listened to a prayer for a child.
Less common today
Sammuel isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #1,879 in 1998.
Academy Award-nominated actor
American Founding Father and statesman
Nobel Prize-winning playwright and novelist
Inventor of the telegraph and Morse code
Loyal member of the Night's Watch · Game of Thrones
Protagonist and founder of the Pickwick Club · The Pickwick Papers
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
