Samson

Where Samson comes from

From Middle English Sampson, Sampsoun, Samson, from Latin Samson, from Ancient Greek Σαμψών (Sampsṓn), from Hebrew שִׁמְשׁוֹן.
— Wiktionary's entry for Samson
  • Hebrew
  • 2 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1808
    Samson Raphael Hirsch born
    Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century
  2. 1892
    First appearance
    #792 among boys, 8 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1967
    Samson Siasia born
    Nigerian association football player
  4. 2025
    Peak, #477
    639 babies named Samson — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew.
Namesakes
  • Samson Raphael Hirsch · Jewish theologian, Germany 19th century, 1808–1888
  • Samson Siasia · Nigerian association football player, born 1967
  • Samson of Dol · Welsh saint who settled down in Brittany (c. C.E.485 — c. 565), 490–565
  • Samson Baidoo · Austrian association football player, born 2004
  • Samson Kitur · Athletics competitor from Kenya, 1966–2003

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.