Samson - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's name Samson \s(a)-mson, sam-son\ is pronounced SAM-sun. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "sun". Biblical: a judge of ancient Israel, endowed by God with superhuman strength. The name was used in the Middle Ages and by the Puritans.

Samson has 6 variant forms: Sam, Sampson, Sansom, Sanson, Sansone and Shem.

Samson is a very rare male first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Samson. Click here to compare Samson with related baby names.