Samson is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Samson is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #477 for boy births in the United States (and #964 across all names), given to 639 babies. Samson first appears in 1892 and peaked in 2025 (639 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 639 | 639 | #477 |
| 2024 | 585 | 585 | #522 |
| 2023 | 517 | 517 | #565 |
| 2022 | 491 | 491 | #585 |
| 2021 | 473 | 473 | #590 |
| 2020 | 495 | 495 | #566 |
| 2019 | 488 | 488 | #573 |
| 2018 | 512 | 512 | #546 |
| 2017 | 440 | 440 | #602 |
| 2016 | 481 | 481 | #577 |
| 2015 | 434 | 434 | #619 |
| 2014 | 420 | 420 | #627 |
| 2013 | 360 | 360 | #671 |
| 2012 | 280 | 280 | #802 |
| 2011 | 243 | 243 | #868 |
| 2010 | 244 | 244 | #863 |
| 2009 | 241 | 241 | #878 |
| 2008 | 214 | 214 | #945 |
| 2007 | 225 | 225 | #894 |
| 2006 | 220 | 220 | #892 |
| 2005 | 151 | 151 | #1,099 |
| 2004 | 176 | 176 | #956 |
| 2003 | 158 | 158 | #1,005 |
| 2002 | 183 | 183 | #890 |
| 2001 | 173 | 173 | #907 |
| 2000 | 174 | 174 | #897 |
| 1999 | 155 | 155 | #943 |
| 1998 | 138 | 138 | #998 |
| 1997 | 135 | — | #975 |
| 1996 | 116 | — | #1,056 |
| 1995 | 122 | — | #1,009 |
| 1994 | 131 | — | #965 |
| 1993 | 123 | — | #977 |
| 1992 | 119 | — | #995 |
| 1991 | 108 | — | #1,040 |
| 1990 | 126 | — | #920 |
| 1989 | 97 | — | #1,063 |
| 1988 | 131 | — | #831 |
| 1987 | 89 | — | #1,008 |
| 1986 | 74 | — | #1,093 |
| 1985 | 109 | — | #873 |
| 1984 | 95 | — | #907 |
| 1983 | 86 | — | #953 |
| 1982 | 84 | — | #988 |
| 1981 | 85 | — | #984 |
| 1980 | 87 | — | #965 |
| 1979 | 81 | — | #988 |
| 1978 | 60 | — | #1,147 |
| 1977 | 76 | — | #987 |
| 1976 | 62 | — | #1,065 |
| 1975 | 40 | — | #1,404 |
| 1974 | 52 | — | #1,149 |
| 1973 | 42 | — | #1,289 |
| 1972 | 35 | — | #1,447 |
| 1971 | 48 | — | #1,197 |
| 1970 | 34 | — | #1,458 |
| 1969 | 28 | — | #1,560 |
| 1968 | 31 | — | #1,422 |
| 1967 | 25 | — | #1,567 |
| 1966 | 22 | — | #1,678 |
| 1965 | 21 | — | #1,769 |
| 1964 | 31 | — | #1,428 |
| 1963 | 24 | — | #1,656 |
| 1962 | 24 | — | #1,666 |
| 1961 | 29 | — | #1,516 |
| 1960 | 20 | — | #1,850 |
| 1959 | 20 | — | #1,856 |
| 1958 | 25 | — | #1,585 |
| 1957 | 21 | — | #1,783 |
| 1956 | 31 | — | #1,413 |
| 1955 | 23 | — | #1,639 |
| 1954 | 22 | — | #1,663 |
| 1953 | 26 | — | #1,505 |
| 1952 | 27 | — | #1,484 |
| 1951 | 23 | — | #1,594 |
| 1950 | 25 | — | #1,493 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #2,433 |
| 1948 | 13 | — | #2,204 |
| 1947 | 16 | — | #1,979 |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,255 |
| 1945 | 15 | — | #1,843 |
| 1944 | 18 | — | #1,676 |
| 1943 | 18 | — | #1,755 |
| 1942 | 12 | — | #2,246 |
| 1941 | 14 | — | #1,982 |
| 1940 | 16 | — | #1,791 |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,268 |
| 1938 | 13 | — | #2,077 |
| 1937 | 8 | — | #2,874 |
| 1936 | 16 | — | #1,785 |
| 1935 | 16 | — | #1,824 |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #2,107 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #2,515 |
| 1932 | 17 | — | #1,838 |
| 1931 | 16 | — | #1,915 |
| 1930 | 18 | — | #1,809 |
| 1929 | 11 | — | #2,571 |
| 1928 | 21 | — | #1,695 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,114 |
| 1926 | 11 | — | #2,707 |
| 1925 | 25 | — | #1,527 |
| 1924 | 17 | — | #2,034 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,423 |
| 1922 | 16 | — | #2,130 |
| 1921 | 20 | — | #1,818 |
| 1920 | 19 | — | #1,875 |
| 1919 | 21 | — | #1,683 |
| 1918 | 21 | — | #1,701 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #1,974 |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,636 |
| 1915 | 12 | — | #2,281 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #1,479 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | #1,787 |
| 1912 | 9 | — | #1,861 |
| 1911 | 7 | — | #1,513 |
| 1904 | 7 | — | #1,045 |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #1,280 |
| 1900 | 6 | — | #1,283 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,270 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,040 |
| 1892 | 8 | — | #852 |