Samson Popularity

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Region

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England and Wales rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#588
1997	#694
1998	#585
1999	#718
2000	#651
2001	#617
2002	#753
2003	#599
2004	#625
2005	#605
2006	#698
2007	#476
2008	#508
2009	#476
2010	#584
2011	#490
2012	#592
2013	#475
2014	#611
2015	#465
2016	#452
2017	#563
2018	#545
2019	#589
2020	#656
2021	#610
2022	#679
2023	#728
2024	#651

Demonstration dataSource: 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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1969 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #342 in Northern Ireland in 2015.

Samson's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, count per million births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Count per million	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	male	#651	57	High	Demonstration data
2023	England and Wales	male	#728	46	High	Demonstration data
2022	England and Wales	male	#679	50	High	Demonstration data
2021	England and Wales	male	#610	61	High	Demonstration data
2020	England and Wales	male	#656	52	High	Demonstration data
2019	England and Wales	male	#589	63	High	Demonstration data
2018	England and Wales	male	#545	69	High	Demonstration data
2017	England and Wales	male	#563	69	High	Demonstration data
2016	England and Wales	male	#452	90	High	Demonstration data
2015	England and Wales	male	#465	87	High	Demonstration data
2014	England and Wales	male	#611	57	High	Demonstration data
2013	England and Wales	male	#475	81	High	Demonstration data
2012	England and Wales	male	#592	59	High	Demonstration data
2011	England and Wales	male	#490	74	High	Demonstration data
2010	England and Wales	male	#584	58	High	Demonstration data
2009	England and Wales	male	#476	75	High	Demonstration data
2008	England and Wales	male	#508	68	High	Demonstration data
2007	England and Wales	male	#476	69	High	Demonstration data
2006	England and Wales	male	#698	38	High	Demonstration data
2005	England and Wales	male	#605	44	High	Demonstration data
2004	England and Wales	male	#625	39	High	Demonstration data
2003	England and Wales	male	#599	37	High	Demonstration data
2002	England and Wales	male	#753	25	High	Demonstration data
2001	England and Wales	male	#617	30	High	Demonstration data
2000	England and Wales	male	#651	28	High	Demonstration data
1999	England and Wales	male	#718	23	High	Demonstration data
1998	England and Wales	male	#585	31	High	Demonstration data
1997	England and Wales	male	#694	23	High	Demonstration data
1996	England and Wales	male	#588	28	High	Demonstration data
2015	Northern Ireland	male	#342	4	High	Demonstration data
2025	Norway	male	#439	6	High	Demonstration data
2024	Norway	male	#411	7	High	Demonstration data
2023	Norway	male	#442	6	High	Demonstration data
2022	Norway	male	#351	9	High	Demonstration data
2021	Norway	male	#491	4	High	Demonstration data
2020	Norway	male	#436	5	High	Demonstration data
2019	Norway	male	#355	10	High	Demonstration data
2018	Norway	male	#432	7	High	Demonstration data
2017	Norway	male	#349	11	High	Demonstration data
2016	Norway	male	#442	7	High	Demonstration data
2015	Norway	male	#359	11	High	Demonstration data
2014	Norway	male	#451	7	High	Demonstration data
2013	Norway	male	#379	10	High	Demonstration data
2012	Norway	male	#429	8	High	Demonstration data
2011	Norway	male	#446	7	High	Demonstration data
2010	Norway	male	#433	8	High	Demonstration data
2009	Norway	male	#372	11	High	Demonstration data
2008	Norway	male	#431	8	High	Demonstration data
2007	Norway	male	#568	4	High	Demonstration data
2004	Norway	male	#465	6	High	Demonstration data
2000	Norway	male	#483	6	High	Demonstration data
1996	Norway	male	#541	5	High	Demonstration data
1995	Norway	male	#558	5	High	Demonstration data
1994	Norway	male	#498	6	High	Demonstration data
1992	Norway	male	#511	6	High	Demonstration data
1988	Norway	male	#560	6	High	Demonstration data
1987	Norway	male	#640	4	High	Demonstration data
1986	Norway	male	#509	7	High	Demonstration data
1985	Norway	male	#638	4	High	Demonstration data
1984	Norway	male	#599	5	High	Demonstration data
1983	Norway	male	#558	6	High	Demonstration data
1982	Norway	male	#510	7	High	Demonstration data
1980	Norway	male	#655	4	High	Demonstration data
1974	Norway	male	#577	5	High	Demonstration data
1970	Norway	male	#593	4	High	Demonstration data
1969	Norway	male	#541	5	High	Demonstration data
2024	Republic of Ireland	male	#785	3	High	Demonstration data
2019	Republic of Ireland	male	#764	3	High	Demonstration data
2017	Republic of Ireland	male	#710	3	High	Demonstration data
2015	Republic of Ireland	male	#615	4	High	Demonstration data
2014	Republic of Ireland	male	#468	7	High	Demonstration data
2010	Republic of Ireland	male	#611	4	High	Demonstration data
2008	Republic of Ireland	male	#698	3	High	Demonstration data
2007	Republic of Ireland	male	#527	4	High	Demonstration data
2006	Republic of Ireland	male	#384	6	High	Demonstration data
2005	Republic of Ireland	male	#448	4	High	Demonstration data
2003	Republic of Ireland	male	#423	4	High	Demonstration data
2002	Republic of Ireland	male	#451	3	High	Demonstration data
2001	Republic of Ireland	male	#347	4	High	Demonstration data
1999	Republic of Ireland	male	#379	3	High	Demonstration data
2024	Scotland	male	#619	4	High	Demonstration data

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland
Scotland hub — collected by National Records of Scotland

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