Samson Name Popularity

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How popular is Samson?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Samson, ranked the 547th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Samson has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Its highest popularity ranking of #547 was reached for the first time this year with 505 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Samson was less than 5, most recently in 1910.

Approximately during the years 1922-1925, 1946-1950, 1973-1977, 1982-1988, 1996-2000, 2003-2006, and 2010-2014 the name Samson took a definitive turn upwards in popularity.

For a number of years, the name Samson has been soaring upward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Samson lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Samson?

Currently, the name is at or near its highest point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Samson still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Samson (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		505	547
2017		434	605
2016		481	576
2015		434	618
2014		420	627
2013		360	670
2012		280	801
2011		243	867
2010		243	867
2009		241	875
2008		214	945
2007		225	893
2006		220	891
2005		150	1,102
2004		176	955
2003		158	1,004
2002		183	890
2001		172	910
2000		174	897
1999		155	943
1998		138	997
1997		135	975
1996		116	1,055
1995		122	1,009
1994		131	966
1993		123	977
1992		119	995
1991		108	1,040
1990		126	919
1989		97	1,063
1988		131	831
1987		89	1,008
1986		74	1,092
1985		109	872
1984		95	906
1983		86	953
1982		84	988
1981		85	984
1980		87	964
1979		80	999
1978		60	1,148
1977		76	987
1976		62	1,065
1975		40	1,403
1974		52	1,147
1973		42	1,290
1972		35	1,448
1971		48	1,196
1970		34	1,458
1969		28	1,560
1968		31	1,422
1967		25	1,566
1966		22	1,679
1965		21	1,769
1964		31	1,428
1963		24	1,657
1962		24	1,663
1961		29	1,515
1960		21	1,806
1959		20	1,854
1958		25	1,584
1957		22	1,748
1956		30	1,441
1955		23	1,639
1954		22	1,660
1953		26	1,504
1952		27	1,484
1951		23	1,593
1950		25	1,493
1949		11	2,433
1948		13	2,205
1947		16	1,979
1946		12	2,256
1945		15	1,845
1944		18	1,677
1943		18	1,754
1942		12	2,246
1941		14	1,982
1940		16	1,791
1939		11	2,269
1938		13	2,077
1937		8	2,873
1936		16	1,783
1935		16	1,822
1934		13	2,107
1933		10	2,517
1932		17	1,837
1931		16	1,917
1930		18	1,808
1929		11	2,572
1928		21	1,692
1927		16	2,113
1926		11	2,706
1925		25	1,527
1924		17	2,034
1923		13	2,423
1922		16	2,130
1921		20	1,817
1920		19	1,875
1919		21	1,683
1918		21	1,701
1917		16	1,974
1916		20	1,636
1915		12	2,281
1914		18	1,479
1913		11	1,787
1912		9	1,861
1911		7	1,513
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1904		7	1,045
1903		5	1,280
1902		< 5	--
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1900		6	1,283
1899		< 5	--
1898		5	1,270
1897		6	1,040
1896		< 5	--
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1892		8	852
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.