Samson

Given to 12,879 US babies since 1892

▲ Rising +21% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#477

recorded as boys

45 since 2024

Babies in 2025

639

boys 639

Peak year

2025

639 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

12,879

since 1892

Born a Samson? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as boys

Samson was most popular in 2025, when 639 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.37 per 1,000). In 2025, 639 babies were named Samson, ranking #477 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 21%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	<5	—	639	477
2024	<5	—	585	522
2023	<5	—	517	563
2022	<5	—	491	582
2021	<5	—	473	590
2020	<5	—	495	566
2019	<5	—	488	571
2018	<5	—	512	546
2017	<5	—	440	602
2016	<5	—	481	576
2015	<5	—	434	618
2014	<5	—	420	627
2013	<5	—	360	669
2012	<5	—	280	802
2011	<5	—	243	867
2010	<5	—	244	860
2009	<5	—	241	875
2008	<5	—	214	944
2007	<5	—	225	892
2006	<5	—	220	891
2005	<5	—	151	1093
2004	<5	—	176	954
2003	<5	—	158	1001
2002	<5	—	183	889
2001	<5	—	173	907
2000	<5	—	174	895
1999	<5	—	155	940
1998	<5	—	138	995
1997	<5	—	135	972
1996	<5	—	116	1049
1995	<5	—	122	1005
1994	<5	—	131	963
1993	<5	—	123	975
1992	<5	—	119	987
1991	<5	—	108	1038
1990	<5	—	126	914
1989	<5	—	97	1057
1988	<5	—	131	827
1987	<5	—	89	1004
1986	<5	—	74	1088
1985	<5	—	109	866
1984	<5	—	95	900
1983	<5	—	86	949
1982	<5	—	84	981
1981	<5	—	85	976
1980	<5	—	87	963
1979	<5	—	81	984
1978	<5	—	60	1134
1977	<5	—	76	981
1976	<5	—	62	1056
1975	<5	—	40	1378
1974	<5	—	52	1135
1973	<5	—	42	1268
1972	<5	—	35	1441
1971	<5	—	48	1181
1970	<5	—	34	1435
1969	<5	—	28	1526
1968	<5	—	31	1393
1967	<5	—	25	1540
1966	<5	—	22	1650
1965	<5	—	21	1720
1964	<5	—	31	1408
1963	<5	—	24	1628
1962	<5	—	24	1625
1961	<5	—	29	1496
1960	<5	—	20	1812
1959	<5	—	20	1806
1958	<5	—	25	1557
1957	<5	—	21	1751
1956	<5	—	31	1385
1955	<5	—	23	1611
1954	<5	—	22	1628
1953	<5	—	26	1480
1952	<5	—	27	1461
1951	<5	—	23	1553
1950	<5	—	25	1464
1949	<5	—	11	2337
1948	<5	—	13	2115
1947	<5	—	16	1916
1946	<5	—	12	2143
1945	<5	—	15	1772
1944	<5	—	18	1630
1943	<5	—	18	1699
1942	<5	—	12	2145
1941	<5	—	14	1903
1940	<5	—	16	1736
1939	<5	—	11	2159
1938	<5	—	13	1976
1937	<5	—	8	2680
1936	<5	—	16	1723
1935	<5	—	16	1757
1934	<5	—	13	2022
1933	<5	—	10	2368
1932	<5	—	17	1777
1931	<5	—	16	1843
1930	<5	—	18	1753
1929	<5	—	11	2452
1928	<5	—	21	1647
1927	<5	—	16	2034
1926	<5	—	11	2566
1925	<5	—	25	1493
1924	<5	—	17	1964
1923	<5	—	13	2331
1922	<5	—	16	2040
1921	<5	—	20	1766
1920	<5	—	19	1820
1919	<5	—	21	1624
1918	<5	—	21	1648
1917	<5	—	16	1900
1916	<5	—	20	1594
1915	<5	—	12	2184
1914	<5	—	18	1441
1913	<5	—	11	1676
1912	<5	—	9	1746
1911	<5	—	7	1387
1910	<5	—	<5	—
1909	<5	—	<5	—
1908	<5	—	<5	—
1907	<5	—	<5	—
1906	<5	—	<5	—
1905	<5	—	<5	—
1904	<5	—	7	966
1903	<5	—	5	1130
1902	<5	—	<5	—
1901	<5	—	<5	—
1900	<5	—	6	1162
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	6	942
1896	<5	—	<5	—
1895	<5	—	<5	—
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	<5	—
1892	<5	—	8	792