Samson
#477 for boys in 2025, 639 births
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 639 births
- Debut · boys
- 8 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 12,879since 1892
Samson over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Samson has never cracked the top 400 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | boys | |
|---|---|---|
| rank | births | |
| 2025 | #477 | 639 |
| 2024 | #522 | 585 |
| 2023 | #563 | 517 |
| 2022 | #582 | 491 |
| 2021 | #590 | 473 |
| 2020 | #566 | 495 |
| 2019 | #571 | 488 |
| 2018 | #546 | 512 |
| 2017 | #602 | 440 |
| 2016 | #576 | 481 |
| 2015 | #618 | 434 |
| 2014 | #627 | 420 |
| 2013 | #669 | 360 |
| 2012 | #802 | 280 |
| 2011 | #867 | 243 |
| 2010 | #860 | 244 |
| 2009 | #875 | 241 |
| 2008 | #944 | 214 |
| 2007 | #892 | 225 |
| 2006 | #891 | 220 |
| 2005 | #1,093 | 151 |
| 2004 | #954 | 176 |
| 2003 | #1,001 | 158 |
| 2002 | #889 | 183 |
| 2001 | #907 | 173 |
| 2000 | #895 | 174 |
| 1999 | #940 | 155 |
| 1998 | #995 | 138 |
| 1997 | #972 | 135 |
| 1996 | #1,049 | 116 |
| 1995 | #1,005 | 122 |
| 1994 | #963 | 131 |
| 1993 | #975 | 123 |
| 1992 | #987 | 119 |
| 1991 | #1,038 | 108 |
| 1990 | #914 | 126 |
| 1989 | #1,057 | 97 |
| 1988 | #827 | 131 |
| 1987 | #1,004 | 89 |
| 1986 | #1,088 | 74 |
| 1985 | #866 | 109 |
| 1984 | #900 | 95 |
| 1983 | #949 | 86 |
| 1982 | #981 | 84 |
| 1981 | #976 | 85 |
| 1980 | #963 | 87 |
| 1979 | #984 | 81 |
| 1978 | #1,134 | 60 |
| 1977 | #981 | 76 |
| 1976 | #1,056 | 62 |
| 1975 | #1,378 | 40 |
| 1974 | #1,135 | 52 |
| 1973 | #1,268 | 42 |
| 1972 | #1,441 | 35 |
| 1971 | #1,181 | 48 |
| 1970 | #1,435 | 34 |
| 1969 | #1,526 | 28 |
| 1968 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #1,540 | 25 |
| 1966 | #1,650 | 22 |
| 1965 | #1,720 | 21 |
| 1964 | #1,408 | 31 |
| 1963 | #1,628 | 24 |
| 1962 | #1,625 | 24 |
| 1961 | #1,496 | 29 |
| 1960 | #1,812 | 20 |
| 1959 | #1,806 | 20 |
| 1958 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #1,751 | 21 |
| 1956 | #1,385 | 31 |
| 1955 | #1,611 | 23 |
| 1954 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1953 | #1,480 | 26 |
| 1952 | #1,461 | 27 |
| 1951 | #1,553 | 23 |
| 1950 | #1,464 | 25 |
| 1949 | #2,337 | 11 |
| 1948 | #2,115 | 13 |
| 1947 | #1,916 | 16 |
| 1946 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #1,772 | 15 |
| 1944 | #1,630 | 18 |
| 1943 | #1,699 | 18 |
| 1942 | #2,145 | 12 |
| 1941 | #1,903 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,736 | 16 |
| 1939 | #2,159 | 11 |
| 1938 | #1,976 | 13 |
| 1937 | #2,680 | 8 |
| 1936 | #1,723 | 16 |
| 1935 | #1,757 | 16 |
| 1934 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #2,368 | 10 |
| 1932 | #1,777 | 17 |
| 1931 | #1,843 | 16 |
| 1930 | #1,753 | 18 |
| 1929 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #1,647 | 21 |
| 1927 | #2,034 | 16 |
| 1926 | #2,566 | 11 |
| 1925 | #1,493 | 25 |
| 1924 | #1,964 | 17 |
| 1923 | #2,331 | 13 |
| 1922 | #2,040 | 16 |
| 1921 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #1,820 | 19 |
| 1919 | #1,624 | 21 |
| 1918 | #1,648 | 21 |
| 1917 | #1,900 | 16 |
| 1916 | #1,594 | 20 |
| 1915 | #2,184 | 12 |
| 1914 | #1,441 | 18 |
| 1913 | #1,676 | 11 |
| 1912 | #1,746 | 9 |
| 1911 | #1,387 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | |
| 1909 | — | |
| 1908 | — | |
| 1907 | — | |
| 1906 | — | |
| 1905 | — | |
| 1904 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #1,130 | 5 |
| 1902 | — | |
| 1901 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,162 | 6 |
| 1899 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #942 | 6 |
| 1896 | — | |
| 1895 | — | |
| 1894 | — | |
| 1893 | — | |
| 1892 | #792 | 8 |
| 1891 | — | |
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| 1884 | — | |
| 1883 | — | |
| 1882 | — | |
| 1881 | — | |
| 1880 | — | |
First appearance
1892
The first year at least five boys were named Samson! It came in at #792, and was given to 8 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1893–1896, when fewer than 5 boys a year got the name.
Where Samson is popular in 2015
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- Hawaii#120 · 1 in 409
- Montana#204 · 1 in 670
- Alaska#219 · 1 in 682
- Utah#397 · 1 in 1,771
- Minnesota#428 · 1 in 2,366
Best ever in a state: #60 in Hawaii, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #120 | 11 | 1 in 409 |
| Montana | #204 | 6 | 1 in 670 |
| Alaska | #219 | 5 | 1 in 682 |
| Utah | #397 | 12 | 1 in 1,771 |
| Minnesota | #428 | 12 | 1 in 2,366 |
| Nebraska | #432 | 5 | 1 in 2,021 |
| Washington | #441 | 16 | 1 in 2,298 |
| South Carolina | #442 | 9 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Connecticut | #447 | 5 | 1 in 2,881 |
| Iowa | #453 | 7 | 1 in 2,253 |
| Oregon | #457 | 8 | 1 in 2,267 |
| Mississippi | #471 | 6 | 1 in 2,312 |
| Oklahoma | #477 | 9 | 1 in 2,308 |
| Colorado | #478 | 11 | 1 in 2,516 |
| Michigan | #482 | 17 | 1 in 2,810 |
| Arizona | #523 | 12 | 1 in 3,081 |
| Indiana | #541 | 11 | 1 in 3,286 |
| Missouri | #562 | 9 | 1 in 3,511 |
| California | #563 | 56 | 1 in 4,041 |
| Maryland | #581 | 8 | 1 in 3,476 |
| Kentucky | #601 | 5 | 1 in 4,401 |
| Wisconsin | #601 | 7 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Illinois | #616 | 16 | 1 in 4,149 |
| Alabama | #618 | 6 | 1 in 3,864 |
| Massachusetts | #622 | 6 | 1 in 4,927 |
| Georgia | #626 | 14 | 1 in 3,925 |
| Florida | #655 | 22 | 1 in 4,470 |
| Tennessee | #672 | 8 | 1 in 4,568 |
| Texas | #682 | 37 | 1 in 5,083 |
| Pennsylvania | #749 | 10 | 1 in 5,983 |
| North Carolina | #759 | 9 | 1 in 5,779 |
| New York | #768 | 18 | 1 in 5,714 |
| Virginia | #789 | 7 | 1 in 6,060 |
| Ohio | #904 | 8 | 1 in 7,537 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Samson
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
- 45 spots since 2024 (#522 → #477)
- 89 spots since 2020 (#566 → #477)
- 141 spots since 2015 (#618 → #477)
- Biggest jump: 202 spots in 2006 (#1,093 → #891)
- Biggest drop: 230 spots in 1989 (#827 → #1,057)
Rise & fade · boys
133 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1892
- Peaked 2025 at #477 (639 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 43 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 43 yrs · run 2006–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,673
- Highest: 1 in 2,673 boys born in 2025 were named Samson (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 30.3% of all boys named Samson (3,902) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | #792 (1892) | #952 |
| 1900s | 18 | #966 (1904) | #1,086 |
| 1910s | 135 | #1,387 (1911) | #1,689 |
| 1920s | 169 | #1,493 (1925) | #2,011 |
| 1930s | 138 | #1,723 (1936) | #2,006 |
| 1940s | 145 | #1,630 (1944) | #1,940 |
| 1950s | 243 | #1,385 (1956) | #1,570 |
| 1960s | 255 | #1,393 (1968) | #1,580 |
| 1970s | 530 | #981 (1977) | #1,199 |
| 1980s | 937 | #827 (1988) | #961 |
| 1990s | 1,273 | #914 (1990) | #984 |
| 2000s | 1,915 | #875 (2009) | #934 |
| 2010s | 3,902 | #546 (2018) | #674 |
| 2020s | 3,200 | #477 (2025) | #550 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Samson in 2015
boys
#618
434 births · 1 in 4,416 boys
Top boys' names in 2015
More about 2015
boys
1,916,743 boys got a published name in 2015; 1 in 4,416 of them was named Samson, which outranked 95.6% of the 14,059 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).