# Sampson (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/sampson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæmp.sən/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 3,901 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 3,901 / 0 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 129, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

A variant of Samson.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 35 | 3,228 |
| 2012 | 38 | 3,053 |
| 2013 | 39 | 2,943 |
| 2014 | 42 | 2,838 |
| 2015 | 57 | 2,323 |
| 2016 | 51 | 2,510 |
| 2017 | 61 | 2,213 |
| 2018 | 50 | 2,572 |
| 2019 | 41 | 2,986 |
| 2020 | 57 | 2,363 |
| 2021 | 46 | 2,766 |
| 2022 | 42 | 2,989 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3,216 |
| 2024 | 34 | 3,446 |
| 2025 | 34 | 3,435 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 | 2,036 |
| 2011 | 4 | 3,830 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2,721 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 6 | 2,964 |
| 2015 | 11 | 2,020 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1,903 |
| 2017 | 5 | 3,449 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4,749 |
| 2019 | 5 | 3,411 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4,608 |
| 2022 | 3 | 4,789 |
| 2023 | 3 | 4,991 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4,270 |
| 2025 | 6 | 3,256 |

## People named Sampson

- Sampson the Hospitable, Byzantine saint

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.