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Samson

Pronounced /ˈsæmsən/

Rank in 2024
#522
Born in 2024
582
Peak year
2024 · #522
Origin
Hebrew

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 582 boys were named Samson, about 1 in every 2,947.
  • 2024 is its biggest year on record.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1892.
  • 12,235 boys have been named Samson since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Samson per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

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Greatest: 284 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 263 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Boomers: 423 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen X: 744 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,695 babies, 0.06 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,110 babies, 0.10 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 5,691 babies, 0.26 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.

  • A male given name from Hebrew.
  • An English surname derived from the given name, or from Samuel + son.
Origin
Hebrew
Say it
/ˈsæmsən/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Samson, CC BY-SA 4.0.