Sampson

Boy name

Sampson has been given to 3,901 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 2017.

Meaning & origin /ˈsæmp.sən/

A variant of Samson.

Origin: Hebrew

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

3,901

Peak year

2017 (61 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -40%

Gender split

All boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Sampson.

3,898 babies since 1989

3,893 babies since 1917

3,915 babies since 1971

3,924 babies since 1891

3,924 babies since 2009

3,930 babies since 2002

3,870 babies since 1947

3,857 babies since 1972

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