Sampson
Sampson was the 3435th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 2017 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,112 places. More babies were named Sampson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,435 boys, down 1,072 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 34boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201761 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,901babies recorded
Sampson popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,435 | 34 |
| 2020 | #2,363 | 57 |
| 2010 | #3,514 | 31 |
| 2000 | #2,614 | 36 |
| 1990 | #2,121 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,847 | 31 |
| 1970 | #1,979 | 21 |
| 1960 | #1,396 | 33 |
| 1950 | #1,426 | 27 |
| 1940 | #1,362 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,170 | 37 |
| 1920 | #1,086 | 43 |
| 1910 | #975 | 12 |
| 1900 | #551 | 20 |
| 1890 | #803 | 8 |
| 1880 | #1,037 | 5 |
How popular is Sampson, counting every spelling?
Sampson has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sampson?
34 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sampson (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sampson born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 247 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sampson.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sampson?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Sampson are alive today, with a median age of 31; half are between 14 and 52. That makes Sampson mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sampson by state
How common Sampson was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sampson: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sampson, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sampson
How popular is the name Sampson?
Sampson was the 3435th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 34 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 415th; the most babies were born in 2017 (61). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,112 places. More babies were named Sampson in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sampson a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sampson in the US.
Where is Sampson most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sampson was most common in Oklahoma (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by North Carolina and California.