Samson vs Samuel

Side-by-side comparison of Samson and Samuel - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Samson

Boy name · Rank #522

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Name B

Samuel

Boy name · Rank #17

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Metric Samson Samuel
Current Rank #522 #17
Total Births (all years) 12,879 820,196
Peak Year 2025 2001
Peak Year Births 639 14,813
Peak Decade 2010s 2000s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1892 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samson Samuel
1880s - 9,129
1890s 19 7,857
1900s 18 8,149
1910s 135 34,166
1920s 169 43,362
1930s 138 32,135
1940s 145 43,129
1950s 243 53,767
1960s 255 44,247
1970s 530 48,099
1980s 937 73,456
1990s 1,273 125,597
2000s 1,915 138,647
2010s 3,902 108,128
2020s 3,200 50,328

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samson Samuel
2014 420 11,029
2015 434 10,905
2016 481 10,621
2017 440 10,449
2018 512 9,854
2019 488 9,322
2020 495 8,594
2021 473 8,580
2022 491 8,427
2023 517 8,038
2024 585 8,355
2025 639 8,334

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1892–2025.

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