Boy or Girl

Is Sampson a boy or girl name?

Sampson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 33 boys were named Sampson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,866 US babies named Sampson were girls.

Boy rank, 2024
#3,498
Girl rank, 2024
Not ranked
Babies named Sampson since 1880
3,866
Most popular year
2017
61 babies
Babies named Sampson each year in the US
Line chart of US births named Sampson from 1880 to 2024, boys and girls. The table below has every value.02040608018801900192019401960198020002020

Boys and girls named Sampson, by decade

DecadeBoysGirlsShare girls
1880s7600%
1890s10300%
1900s11800%
1910s24900%
1920s34800%
1930s26600%
1940s24600%
1950s30300%
1960s24300%
1970s22200%
1980s31200%
1990s36500%
2000s35400%
2010s44500%
2020s21600%
Every year
YearBoysBoy rankGirlsGirl rank
202433#3,4980–
202338#3,2130–
202242#2,9880–
202146#2,7630–
202057#2,3630–
201941#2,9850–
201850#2,5720–
201761#2,2130–
201651#2,5100–
201557#2,3230–
201442#2,8370–
201339#2,9430–
201238#3,0510–
201135#3,2280–
201031#3,5130–
200934#3,3190–
200840#2,9970–
200743#2,7990–
200637#3,0190–
200535#3,0040–
200429#3,3540–
200334#2,9150–
200235#2,7400–
200131#2,9780–
200036#2,6140–
199951#1,9260–
199844#2,1190–
199733#2,4930–
199634#2,3740–
199534#2,3390–
199439#2,1170–
199333#2,3370–
199233#2,2940–
199129#2,4570–
199035#2,1210–
198936#2,0240–
198840#1,7640–
198729#2,1060–
198633#1,8670–
198531#1,9120–
198424#2,2230–
198328#1,9490–
198227#2,0490–
198133#1,7590–
198031#1,8470–
197923#2,2220–
197834#1,6450–
197728#1,8500–
197626#1,9200–
197520#2,2720–
197420#2,1850–
197319#2,1980–
197217#2,3100–
197114#2,6620–
197021#1,9790–
196928#1,5590–
196821#1,7750–
196716#2,0160–
196617#1,9540–
196518#1,9050–
196427#1,5370–
196328#1,5070–
196222#1,7520–
196133#1,4000–
196033#1,3970–
195931#1,4360–
195821#1,7590–
195729#1,4820–
195642#1,1860–
195534#1,3090–
195438#1,2230–
195325#1,5450–
195233#1,3190–
195123#1,5930–
195027#1,4260–
194935#1,2250–
194828#1,3960–
194719#1,7780–
194628#1,3520–
194519#1,5710–
194419#1,6180–
194332#1,2390–
194223#1,4890–
194118#1,6820–
194025#1,3620–
193927#1,2950–
193828#1,2730–
193718#1,6790–
193628#1,2680–
193521#1,5340–
193420#1,6010–
193327#1,3040–
193226#1,3810–
193134#1,1900–
193037#1,1700–
192929#1,3330–
192834#1,2490–
192739#1,1580–
192629#1,3780–
192535#1,2190–
192430#1,3760–
192330#1,3550–
192240#1,1370–
192139#1,1560–
192043#1,0860–
191941#1,0800–
191836#1,1690–
191721#1,6340–
191630#1,2350–
191523#1,4500–
191434#9640–
191322#1,1030–
191223#9640–
19117#1,5120–
191012#9750–
190913#8350–
19089#1,0140–
190710#9240–
19067#1,1000–
190512#7320–
190413#6790–
190310#7710–
190214#6120–
190110#7200–
190020#5510–
189918#4520–
189823#4150–
189711#6730–
18967#9680–
189510#7340–
18947#9410–
18936#1,0130–
18928#8510–
18915#1,1020–
18908#8030–
18898#7770–
18889#7470–
18876#9020–
18868#7490–
18858#7540–
188410#6490–
18836#8690–
18828#7440–
18818#6910–
18805#1,0370–

Highest rank

As a boy name, Sampson reached #415 in 1898. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.

Names from the same era

These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.

Names spelled like Sampson

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Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.