Shimshon is a rare boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Shimshon is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #6,396 for boy births in the United States (and #13,465 across all names), given to 14 babies. Shimshon was first reported in SSA data in 1976 and peaked in 2023 (20 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 14 | #6,396 |
| 2024 | 17 | 17 | #5,618 |
| 2023 | 20 | 20 | #5,038 |
| 2022 | 13 | 13 | #6,770 |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | #7,501 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #6,570 |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | #8,121 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | #10,575 |
| 2017 | 15 | 15 | #6,027 |
| 2016 | 14 | 14 | #6,300 |
| 2015 | 13 | 13 | #6,621 |
| 2014 | 7 | 7 | #10,551 |
| 2013 | 10 | 10 | #8,011 |
| 2012 | 15 | 15 | #5,944 |
| 2011 | 12 | 12 | #6,939 |
| 2010 | 9 | 9 | #8,686 |
| 2009 | 10 | 10 | #8,208 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,726 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #6,551 |
| 2006 | 9 | 9 | #8,617 |
| 2005 | 10 | 10 | #7,563 |
| 2004 | 9 | 9 | #8,061 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #8,506 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,971 |
| 2001 | 8 | 8 | #8,193 |
| 2000 | 6 | 6 | #10,162 |
| 1999 | 11 | 11 | #5,983 |
| 1998 | 14 | 14 | #4,832 |
| 1997 | 8 | — | #7,174 |
| 1996 | 5 | — | #10,314 |
| 1995 | 10 | — | #5,850 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | #10,030 |
| 1992 | 7 | — | #7,284 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,419 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | #5,741 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #8,325 |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #7,669 |
| 1979 | 5 | — | #6,936 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,364 |