Samson is a Hebrew name, Shimshon, that comes from shemesh and means "sun" or "little sun". In the Book of Judges Samson is the hero whose strength lay in his hair and who was betrayed by Delilah, a story that has made the name a byword for strength. Samson entered the US top 1000 in 2006 and has moved up from the 600s to number 477 in 2025, its highest rank to date.