Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Sampson

#2,084 most common boys' name of all time · #4,979 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#2,084
Rank overall
#4,979 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
3,901
Since 2016
454
Peak year
2017 #2,187
Best rank
#417 1898
Girls Boys peak 61/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Sampson is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 — 34 34 #3,386
2024 — 34 34 #3,397
2023 — 38 38 #3,182
2022 — 42 42 #2,963
2021 — 46 46 #2,737
2020 — 57 57 #2,349
2019 — 41 41 #2,947
2018 — 50 50 #2,549
2017 — 61 61 #2,187
2016 — 51 51 #2,480
2015 — 57 57 #2,301
2014 — 42 42 #2,807
2013 — 39 39 #2,897
2012 — 38 38 #3,005
2011 — 35 35 #3,167
2010 — 31 31 #3,456
2009 — 34 34 #3,278
2008 — 40 40 #2,947
2007 — 43 43 #2,768
2006 — 37 37 #2,981
2005 — 35 35 #2,963
2004 — 29 29 #3,292
2003 — 34 34 #2,850
2002 — 35 35 #2,686
2001 — 31 31 #2,935
2000 — 36 36 #2,582
1999 — 51 51 #1,905
1998 — 44 44 #2,094
1997 — 33 33 #2,458
1996 — 34 34 #2,337
1995 — 34 34 #2,303
1994 — 39 39 #2,085
1993 — 33 33 #2,297
1992 — 33 33 #2,259
1991 — 29 29 #2,408
1990 — 35 35 #2,089
1989 — 36 36 #2,002
1988 — 40 40 #1,737
1987 — 29 29 #2,062
1986 — 33 33 #1,844
1985 — 31 31 #1,877
1984 — 24 24 #2,168
1983 — 28 28 #1,912
1982 — 27 27 #2,007
1981 — 33 33 #1,732
1980 — 31 31 #1,814
1979 — 23 23 #2,170
1978 — 34 34 #1,621
1977 — 28 28 #1,832
1976 — 26 26 #1,883
1975 — 20 20 #2,218
1974 — 20 20 #2,137
1973 — 19 19 #2,138
1972 — 17 17 #2,249
1971 — 14 14 #2,570
1970 — 21 21 #1,948
1969 — 28 28 #1,538
1968 — 21 21 #1,744
1967 — 16 16 #1,983
1966 — 17 17 #1,902
1965 — 18 18 #1,863
1964 — 27 27 #1,519
1963 — 28 28 #1,491
1962 — 22 22 #1,721
1961 — 33 33 #1,392
1960 — 33 33 #1,387
1959 — 31 31 #1,421
1958 — 21 21 #1,733
1957 — 29 29 #1,462
1956 — 42 42 #1,180
1955 — 34 34 #1,297
1954 — 38 38 #1,218
1953 — 25 25 #1,520
1952 — 33 33 #1,301
1951 — 23 23 #1,562
1950 — 27 27 #1,405
1949 — 35 35 #1,215
1948 — 28 28 #1,383
1947 — 19 19 #1,749
1946 — 28 28 #1,333
1945 — 19 19 #1,546
1944 — 19 19 #1,587
1943 — 32 32 #1,220
1942 — 23 23 #1,475
1941 — 18 18 #1,647
1940 — 25 25 #1,345
1939 — 27 27 #1,279
1938 — 28 28 #1,253
1937 — 18 18 #1,657
1936 — 28 28 #1,250
1935 — 21 21 #1,508
1934 — 20 20 #1,564
1933 — 27 27 #1,292
1932 — 26 26 #1,361
1931 — 34 34 #1,172
1930 — 37 37 #1,161
1929 — 29 29 #1,318
1928 — 34 34 #1,235
1927 — 39 39 #1,149
1926 — 29 29 #1,359
1925 — 35 35 #1,208
1924 — 30 30 #1,361
1923 — 30 30 #1,330
1922 — 40 40 #1,125
1921 — 39 39 #1,140
1920 — 43 43 #1,082
1919 — 41 41 #1,070
1918 — 36 36 #1,154
1917 — 21 21 #1,598
1916 — 30 30 #1,219
1915 — 23 23 #1,418
1914 — 34 34 #956
1913 — 22 22 #1,087
1912 — 23 23 #949
1911 — 7 7 #1,435
1910 — 12 12 #953
1909 — 13 13 #823
1908 — 9 9 #975
1907 — 10 10 #902
1906 — 7 7 #1,053
1905 — 12 12 #726
1904 — 13 13 #676
1903 — 10 10 #761
1902 — 14 14 #608
1901 — 10 10 #718
1900 — 20 20 #550
1899 — 18 18 #456
1898 — 23 23 #417
1897 — 11 11 #673
1896 — 7 7 #933
1895 — 10 10 #721
1894 — 7 7 #899
1893 — 6 6 #965
1892 — 8 8 #828
1891 — 5 5 #1,035
1890 — 8 8 #797
1889 — 8 8 #770
1888 — 9 9 #738
1887 — 6 6 #881
1886 — 8 8 #748
1885 — 8 8 #749
1884 — 10 10 #656
1883 — 6 6 #851
1882 — 8 8 #742
1881 — 8 8 #689
1880 — 5 5 #1,037