#5222024 rank
2024peak year
11,079babies named Samson since 1880
▲ +20%5-year trend
Samson popularity over 145 years
💎 Rare find · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Samson mean?
From Hebrew Shimshon, likely from shemesh, 'sun,' the mighty biblical judge whose strength lay in his uncut hair.
OriginHebrew
Syllables2
Genderboy
Styleclassic, mythic
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Spellings & variants
Sampson
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