MallowbyNames

Samson vs Sullivan

Sullivan leads today (#314 vs #477), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Samson and Sullivan per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

3617221.1k1880192019602000SamsonSullivan1880: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01881: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01882: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01883: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01884: Samson 0 · Sullivan 71885: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01886: Samson 0 · Sullivan 51887: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01888: Samson 0 · Sullivan 81889: Samson 0 · Sullivan 101890: Samson 0 · Sullivan 101891: Samson 0 · Sullivan 81892: Samson 8 · Sullivan 111893: Samson 0 · Sullivan 51894: Samson 0 · Sullivan 71895: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01896: Samson 0 · Sullivan 61897: Samson 6 · Sullivan 01898: Samson 5 · Sullivan 71899: Samson 0 · Sullivan 91900: Samson 6 · Sullivan 101901: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01902: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01903: Samson 5 · Sullivan 01904: Samson 7 · Sullivan 01905: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01906: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01907: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01908: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01909: Samson 0 · Sullivan 01910: Samson 0 · Sullivan 61911: Samson 7 · Sullivan 91912: Samson 9 · Sullivan 111913: Samson 11 · Sullivan 91914: Samson 18 · Sullivan 121915: Samson 12 · Sullivan 101916: Samson 20 · Sullivan 131917: Samson 16 · Sullivan 181918: Samson 21 · Sullivan 181919: Samson 21 · Sullivan 161920: Samson 19 · Sullivan 151921: Samson 20 · Sullivan 141922: Samson 16 · Sullivan 171923: Samson 13 · Sullivan 151924: Samson 17 · Sullivan 151925: Samson 25 · Sullivan 191926: Samson 11 · Sullivan 121927: Samson 16 · Sullivan 171928: Samson 21 · Sullivan 71929: Samson 11 · Sullivan 101930: Samson 18 · Sullivan 91931: Samson 16 · Sullivan 131932: Samson 17 · Sullivan 151933: Samson 10 · Sullivan 101934: Samson 13 · Sullivan 131935: Samson 16 · Sullivan 81936: Samson 16 · Sullivan 161937: Samson 8 · Sullivan 81938: Samson 13 · Sullivan 71939: Samson 11 · Sullivan 111940: Samson 16 · Sullivan 81941: Samson 14 · Sullivan 91942: Samson 12 · Sullivan 01943: Samson 18 · Sullivan 81944: Samson 18 · Sullivan 111945: Samson 15 · Sullivan 161946: Samson 12 · Sullivan 201947: Samson 16 · Sullivan 111948: Samson 13 · Sullivan 151949: Samson 11 · Sullivan 161950: Samson 25 · Sullivan 111951: Samson 23 · Sullivan 151952: Samson 27 · Sullivan 181953: Samson 26 · Sullivan 121954: Samson 22 · Sullivan 141955: Samson 23 · Sullivan 151956: Samson 31 · Sullivan 81957: Samson 21 · Sullivan 171958: Samson 25 · Sullivan 91959: Samson 20 · Sullivan 101960: Samson 20 · Sullivan 101961: Samson 29 · Sullivan 61962: Samson 24 · Sullivan 61963: Samson 24 · Sullivan 91964: Samson 31 · Sullivan 81965: Samson 21 · Sullivan 151966: Samson 22 · Sullivan 71967: Samson 25 · Sullivan 71968: Samson 31 · Sullivan 91969: Samson 28 · Sullivan 81970: Samson 34 · Sullivan 111971: Samson 48 · Sullivan 91972: Samson 35 · Sullivan 111973: Samson 42 · Sullivan 61974: Samson 52 · Sullivan 81975: Samson 40 · Sullivan 101976: Samson 62 · Sullivan 91977: Samson 76 · Sullivan 81978: Samson 60 · Sullivan 71979: Samson 81 · Sullivan 71980: Samson 87 · Sullivan 91981: Samson 85 · Sullivan 101982: Samson 84 · Sullivan 81983: Samson 86 · Sullivan 111984: Samson 95 · Sullivan 71985: Samson 109 · Sullivan 51986: Samson 74 · Sullivan 91987: Samson 89 · Sullivan 01988: Samson 131 · Sullivan 101989: Samson 97 · Sullivan 141990: Samson 126 · Sullivan 261991: Samson 108 · Sullivan 301992: Samson 119 · Sullivan 341993: Samson 123 · Sullivan 521994: Samson 131 · Sullivan 321995: Samson 122 · Sullivan 581996: Samson 116 · Sullivan 671997: Samson 135 · Sullivan 691998: Samson 138 · Sullivan 861999: Samson 155 · Sullivan 812000: Samson 174 · Sullivan 852001: Samson 173 · Sullivan 1242002: Samson 183 · Sullivan 1592003: Samson 158 · Sullivan 1712004: Samson 176 · Sullivan 1772005: Samson 151 · Sullivan 1902006: Samson 220 · Sullivan 2032007: Samson 225 · Sullivan 3142008: Samson 214 · Sullivan 3322009: Samson 241 · Sullivan 3802010: Samson 244 · Sullivan 3712011: Samson 243 · Sullivan 4882012: Samson 280 · Sullivan 5482013: Samson 360 · Sullivan 5402014: Samson 420 · Sullivan 6342015: Samson 434 · Sullivan 6672016: Samson 481 · Sullivan 7832017: Samson 440 · Sullivan 7972018: Samson 512 · Sullivan 8222019: Samson 488 · Sullivan 7782020: Samson 495 · Sullivan 7702021: Samson 473 · Sullivan 8762022: Samson 491 · Sullivan 9012023: Samson 517 · Sullivan 9182024: Samson 585 · Sullivan 1,0162025: Samson 639 · Sullivan 1,083
SamsonSullivan

Head to head

SamsonSullivan
2025 rank
#477
#314
Babies named in 2025
639
1,083
Peak year
2025
2025
Trend
Rising since 1986
Rising since 1986
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
12,879
15,635
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