Samson
4 countries#477 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Samson was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
12,879 births recorded 1892–2025 · currently #477 · peaked in 2025 with 639 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
1,949 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #1501 · peaked in 2011 with 39 births
Most common in: Martinique, Guadeloupe, Paris, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Rhône
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
23 births recorded 2010–2024 · peaked in 2017 with 4 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
4 births recorded 2015–2015 · peaked in 2015 with 4 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Samson’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #891 | — |
| 2007 | #892 | ↓1 |
| 2008 | #944 | ↓52 |
| 2009 | #875 | ↑69 |
| 2010 | #860 | ↑15 |
| 2011 | #867 | ↓7 |
| 2012 | #802 | ↑65 |
| 2013 | #669 | ↑133 |
| 2014 | #627 | ↑42 |
| 2015 | #618 | ↑9 |
| 2016 | #576 | ↑42 |
| 2017 | #602 | ↓26 |
| 2018 | #546 | ↑56 |
| 2019 | #571 | ↓25 |
| 2020 | #566 | ↑5 |
| 2021 | #590 | ↓24 |
| 2022 | #582 | ↑8 |
| 2023 | #563 | ↑19 |
| 2024 | #522 | ↑41 |
| 2025 | #477 | ↑45 |
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