Samson

boys’ nameAt its peakCompare

Samson is ranked 522nd among boys in 2024 (582 births). Its best rank was 522nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024: #522up 41 from 2023
Births in 2024: 5820.03% of boys
Peak year: 2024582 births
Best rank: #522in 2024
Since 1892: 12,235people given the name

Babies named Samson, by year of birthboys

The story in the numbers

12,235 boys have been named Samson in the United States since 1892, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 582 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2011, and the 2010s alone account for 32%. It has spent 40 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among boys, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)

By decade

Decade	boys named Samson
1890s	19
1900s	18
1910s	135
1920s	169
1930s	138
1940s	145
1950s	243
1960s	255
1970s	530
1980s	937
1990s	1,273
2000s	1,915
2010s	3,901
2020s	2,557

In 2024, its biggest year

Samson was the 522nd most given boy’s name that year. The top five boys’ names of 2024 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Theodore and James. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Samson

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.