Sampson

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sampson: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Sampson: Recorded since 1996, it reached #1,903 in 2016, and it stood at #4,270 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
23times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1903highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Boys

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2357
2001	#2587
2003	#3467
2004	#3651
2005	#2754
2006	#2870
2007	#2435
2008	#3158
2009	#2837
2010	#2036
2011	#3830
2012	#2721
2013	#3315
2014	#2964
2015	#2020
2016	#1903
2017	#3449
2018	#4749
2019	#3411
2020	#4608
2022	#4789
2023	#4991
2024	#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in England and Wales in 23 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1903 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys

Sampson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Sampson in England and Wales · Boys, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000s	38	8 of 10	5
2010sbusiest	68	10 of 10	7
2020s	13	4 of 10	3

Across England and Wales · Boys, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Sampson appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1903 in England and Wales in 2016.

Sampson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#4270	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	male	#4991	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	male	#4789	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	male	#4608	3	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	male	#3411	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	male	#4749	3	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	male	#3449	5	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	male	#1903	12	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	male	#2020	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	male	#2964	6	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	male	#3315	5	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	male	#2721	7	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	male	#3830	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	male	#2036	10	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	male	#2837	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	male	#3158	5	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	male	#2435	7	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	male	#2870	5	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	male	#2754	5	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	male	#3651	3	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	male	#3467	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	male	#2587	4	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	male	#2357	4	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 23 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,903, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in England and Wales in 2016.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 4 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
18 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
4 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period4 to 9 years missing →
#4,270position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
12births registered in its largest year, 2016Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Saachi · #1903, 23y
Tula · #1903, 26y
Zeb · #1903, 28y
Beren · #1901, 24y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Saachi · #1903, 23y
Tula · #1903, 26y
Zeb · #1903, 28y
Beren · #1901, 24y

Sampson and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Sampson without appearing here.

Sampson moved ahead of

Kim Compare
In 2009 they stood at #2837 and #2544 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2010 that had become #2036 and #3865.
Morten Compare
In 2013 they stood at #3830 and #2390 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2014 that had become #2964 and #4632.
Tayla Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2837 and #2318 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #4685.
Ashleigh Compare
In 2005 they stood at #2754 and #2754 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2006 that had become #2870 and #4052.

Moved ahead of Sampson

Matheo Compare
In 2017 they stood at #3449 and #4812 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2018 that had become #4749 and #2693.
Hudson Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2357 and #2863 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2001 that had become #2587 and #1202.
Daithi Compare
In 2019 they stood at #3411 and #4702 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2020 that had become #4608 and #3334.
Aksel Compare
In 2012 they stood at #2721 and #3416 in England and Wales · Boys; by 2013 that had become #3315 and #2403.

Moved the opposite way to Sampson

Albie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 while Albie went from #853 to #19.
Alfie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 while Alfie went from #119 to #16.
Alfred Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 while Alfred went from #218 to #81.
Archie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 while Archie went from #192 to #10.

Moved the same way as Sampson

Aaron Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 and Aaron from #33 to #154.
Adam Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 and Adam from #16 to #35.
Alan Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 and Alan from #163 to #592.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Boys, Sampson went from #2357 to #4270 and Alex from #43 to #171.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1903 in England and Wales in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Sampson

Sampson at a glance

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Popularity journey

Sampson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Sampson at a glance

Sampson by decade in England and Wales · Boys

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Sampson and the names beside it

Sampson moved ahead of

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