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Shimshon Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Shimshon?

In 2018 the rare name Shimshon, ranked the 11,845th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Shimshon would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #4,831 in 1998.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2008 with 16 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Shimshon was less than 5, most recently in 1993.

Shimshon's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Shimshon lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Shimshon?

Shimshon's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Shimshon is mostly unused and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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   Shimshon (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 6 11,845
2017 15 6,011
2016 14 6,286
2015 13 6,603
2014 7 10,533
2013 10 8,005
2012 15 5,935
2011 12 6,930
2010 9 8,673
2009 10 8,197
2008 16 5,719
2007 13 6,547
2006 9 8,612
2005 10 7,556
2004 9 8,057
2003 8 8,497
2002 10 6,967
2001 8 8,186
2000 6 10,159
1999 11 5,984
1998 14 4,831
1997 8 7,171
1996 5 10,309
1995 10 5,849
1994 5 10,030
1993 < 5 --
1992 7 7,282
1991 5 9,418
1990 9 5,738
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1988 5 8,316
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1986 5 7,664
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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.