Sampson comes from the English / Hebrew tradition, meaning Sun.
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How popular is Sampson?
2017peak year
The name Sampson reached its peak in 2017, with 61 registrations (ranked #2213). The name has actually been around since 1880 — over a century — though it took until recently to find its widest audience. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2743) today, averaging about 48 new babies per year. Sampson has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 3,866 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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