Is Samson a boy or girl name?
Samson is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 582 boys were named Samson, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 12,235 US babies named Samson were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #522
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Samson since 1892
- 12,235
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 582 babies
Boys and girls named Samson, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 19 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 18 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 135 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 169 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 138 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 145 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 243 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 255 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 530 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 937 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1,273 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,915 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 3,901 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 2,557 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 582 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 517 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 490 | #584 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 473 | #590 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 495 | #565 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 487 | #574 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 512 | #546 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 440 | #602 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 481 | #577 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 434 | #619 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 420 | #627 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 360 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 280 | #801 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 243 | #868 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 244 | #863 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 241 | #878 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 214 | #945 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 225 | #893 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 220 | #892 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 151 | #1,098 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 176 | #956 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 158 | #1,005 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 183 | #890 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 173 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 174 | #897 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 155 | #943 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 138 | #998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 135 | #975 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 116 | #1,056 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 122 | #1,009 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 131 | #966 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 123 | #977 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 119 | #995 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 108 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 126 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 97 | #1,063 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 131 | #831 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 89 | #1,008 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 74 | #1,093 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 109 | #873 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 95 | #907 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 86 | #953 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 84 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 85 | #984 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 87 | #965 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 81 | #988 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 60 | #1,147 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 76 | #987 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 62 | #1,065 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 40 | #1,403 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 52 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 42 | #1,289 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 35 | #1,447 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 48 | #1,197 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 34 | #1,457 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 28 | #1,560 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 31 | #1,422 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 25 | #1,567 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 22 | #1,679 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 21 | #1,769 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 31 | #1,428 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 24 | #1,656 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 24 | #1,665 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 29 | #1,515 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 20 | #1,850 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 20 | #1,856 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,585 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 31 | #1,413 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 23 | #1,639 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 22 | #1,663 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 26 | #1,505 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 27 | #1,485 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 23 | #1,594 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 25 | #1,494 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 11 | #2,434 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 13 | #2,204 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 16 | #1,979 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,255 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 15 | #1,843 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 18 | #1,676 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 18 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 12 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 14 | #1,982 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,791 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,268 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 13 | #2,077 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 8 | #2,874 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 16 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 16 | #1,824 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 13 | #2,107 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 10 | #2,515 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 17 | #1,838 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 16 | #1,915 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,809 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 11 | #2,571 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 21 | #1,695 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 16 | #2,114 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 11 | #2,707 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 25 | #1,527 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 17 | #2,034 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,423 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 16 | #2,130 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 20 | #1,818 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 19 | #1,875 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 21 | #1,683 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 21 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 16 | #1,974 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 20 | #1,636 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,281 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,479 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,787 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 9 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 7 | #1,513 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 7 | #1,045 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 5 | #1,280 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 6 | #1,283 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,270 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 8 | #852 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samson reached #522 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samson
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.