Infographic of Samson name meaning, which is “The man from the east,” in allusion to the rising sun, on the basis of the Hebrew Shimshon, from shemesh, the sun. In the Bible, a Hebrew strong manwho was shorn of his strength and delivered to his enemies the Philistines by his mistress Delilah. Also spelled Sampson.
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Samson Name Popularity

How popular is the name Samson? Here’s everything we know.

Year Rank # Births % Births
1910 — 0 0%
1911 — 0 0%
1912 — 0 0%
1913 — 0 0%
1914 — 0 0%
1915 — 0 0%
1916 — 5 0.0005%
1917 — 5 0.0005%
1918 — 8 0.0007%
1919 — 0 0%
1920 — 5 0.0004%
1921 — 8 0.0007%
1922 — 0 0%
1923 — 0 0%
1924 — 0 0%
1925 — 5 0.0004%
1926 — 0 0%
1927 — 0 0%
1928 — 5 0.0005%
1929 — 0 0%
1930 — 0 0%
1931 — 0 0%
1932 — 0 0%
1933 — 0 0%
1934 — 0 0%
1935 — 0 0%
1936 — 5 0.0005%
1937 — 0 0%
1938 — 0 0%
1939 — 0 0%
1940 — 6 0.0006%
1941 — 6 0.0005%
1942 — 0 0%
1943 — 0 0%
1944 — 0 0%
1945 — 0 0%
1946 — 0 0%
1947 — 0 0%
1948 — 0 0%
1949 — 0 0%
1950 — 0 0%
1951 — 0 0%
1952 — 0 0%
1953 — 0 0%
1954 — 0 0%
1955 — 7 0.0004%
1956 — 8 0.0004%
1957 — 0 0%
1958 — 10 0.0005%
1959 — 5 0.0003%
1960 — 0 0%
1961 — 6 0.0003%
1962 — 12 0.0007%
1963 — 5 0.0003%
1964 — 10 0.0006%
1965 — 0 0%
1966 — 0 0%
1967 — 0 0%
1968 — 5 0.0003%
1969 — 7 0.0005%
1970 — 8 0.0005%
1971 — 14 0.0009%
1972 — 11 0.0008%
1973 — 13 0.001%
1974 — 16 0.0012%
1975 — 6 0.0005%
1976 — 21 0.0016%
1977 — 25 0.0019%
1978 — 15 0.0011%
1979 — 29 0.0021%
1980 — 52 0.0036%
1981 — 39 0.0027%
1982 — 37 0.0025%
1983 — 40 0.0027%
1984 — 50 0.0034%
1985 — 56 0.0037%
1986 — 26 0.0017%
1987 — 38 0.0025%
1988 — 85 0.0055%
1989 — 57 0.0035%
1990 — 72 0.0043%
1991 — 61 0.0037%
1992 — 73 0.0046%
1993 — 76 0.0049%
1994 — 56 0.0036%
1995 — 55 0.0036%
1996 — 67 0.0045%
1997 — 67 0.0045%
1998 — 81 0.0054%
1999 — 96 0.0064%
2000 — 106 0.0069%
2001 — 112 0.0074%
2002 — 106 0.0071%
2003 — 87 0.0057%
2004 — 100 0.0066%
2005 — 92 0.006%
2006 — 163 0.0104%
2007 — 151 0.0096%
2008 — 146 0.0094%
2009 — 187 0.0125%
2010 — 178 0.0124%
2011 — 189 0.0133%
2012 — 206 0.0145%
2013 — 305 0.0214%
2014 — 384 0.0264%
2015 — 398 0.0274%
2016 — 452 0.0313%
2017 — 387 0.0277%
2018 — 483 0.0352%
2019 — 445 0.0329%
2020 — 431 0.0339%
2021 — 424 0.0347%
2022 — 449 0.034%
2023 — 492 0.038%

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What names are variants of Samson?

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Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender
Sam

A short form of Samson and Samuel.

American

Sampson

Sun

Hebrew

Sansom

Sun

Hebrew

Sanson

Sun

Hebrew

Sansone

Sun

Hebrew

Shem

Name, fame

Hebrew


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4 Comments

  1. We chose Samson based on our love for Regina Spektor. We’re agnostic, so the biblical reference is irrelevant. I also wanted him to have a gender neutral nickname. We call him Sam and Sammy a lot!

  2. o We chose this name because we love the Bible story of Samson! One of the Judges of Israel, strongest man to ever live, and he made lots of mistakes, but in the end found redemption and courage. He saved his people from the Philistines and sacrificed his own life for theirs
    o Besides the cool story, I also love that Samson means “Sun” in Hebrew! Call him my little sunshine

  3. He is our 3rd, our three oldest, Tyler, Kyle and Hunter picked out Sam but I thought it was too bland. So I called him Samson, My husband picked out Adam as his middle name, I thought it would be good to add, Michael. Samson Michael Adam

  4. I chose Samson because of its strong meaning and biblical nature,


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