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Sampson
OriginHebrew
Meaning"sun"
GenderBoy
US Rank#963
Top 1000
NB Rank#3978
On Nameberry
About Sampson
Variation of Samson
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,837 | 42 | 21.9 |
| 2015 | #2,323 | 57 | 29.7 |
| 2016 | #2,510 | 51 | 26.9 |
| 2017 | #2,213 | 61 | 33 |
| 2018 | #2,572 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 2019 | #2,985 | 41 | 22.9 |
| 2020 | #2,363 | 57 | 33 |
| 2021 | #2,763 | 46 | 26.3 |
| 2022 | #2,988 | 42 | 24.1 |
| 2023 | #3,213 | 38 | 22.2 |
| 2024 | #3,498 | 33 | 19.2 |
| 2025 | #3,435 | 34 | 19.9 |
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