Samson

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Polish

Samson first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 90 babies (rank #456 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Samson

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samson yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
11PersonalityThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,064

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Samson

Samsonwarrior · b. 1117 BC

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	28	#601
1997	23	#719
1998	31	#597
1999	23	#743
2000	28	#669
2001	30	#633
2002	25	#777
2003	37	#613
2004	39	#633
2005	44	#612
2006	38	#708
2007	69	#478
2008	68	#513
2009	75	#479
2010	58	#588
2011	74	#492
2012	59	#603
2013	81	#478
2014	57	#614
2015	87	#469
2016	90	#456