How Many People Are Named Sampson?
people named Sampson are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 139,961 people in the US has this name
Based on 3,901 babies named Sampson in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
61 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sampson in the records were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sampson alive today is about 34 years old, and 49% are under 30. Half of them were between 13 and 52 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sampson first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2017, to 61 babies. In 2025, 34 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sampson has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #415, in 1898. In 2025 it ranked #3,434.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,434 |
| Best rank | #415 (1898) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #2,724 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sampson alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sampson were born in California than in any other state: about 114 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sampson was given 10 times as often in South Carolina, 3.9 times in North Carolina and 3 times in California.
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