Shmiel

Meaning: Name of God; also glossed 'God has set' or 'asked of God'
Origin: Variant of Shmuel (from Hebrew)

Boy's name · #2249 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Shmiel is climbing: on the charts since 1959, it reached #2249 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet, with about 60 boys given the name last year. Roughly 960 have carried it all-time.

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Similar names: Shmuel · Joab · Smith · Ahron · Asiel · Aviel

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