Shem Tov Boy's nameOrigin: biblicalIn Israel: steady
ShimshonIn Hebrew: שמשון · meaning, pronunciation and popularity in Israel
With vowel points: שִׁמְשׁוֹןRomanization: shimshón
Shimshon (Hebrew: שמשון) is a boy's name of biblical origin. 2,900 people born in Israel between 1949 and 2024 have it today, according to Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). In 2024 it was given to 30 boys and ranked #397. Its peak year was 1956, with 119 babies.
- People in Israel
- 2,900
- born 1949–2024
- Babies in 2024
- 30
- rank #397
- Peak year
- 1956
- 119 babies
- USA
- —
- not in the SSA list
Writing and saying Shimshon
In Hebrew letters the name is שמשון, read right to left. Shimshon is the Latin spelling recorded by our review; families choose their own spelling in passports, so you may also meet other forms. Wiktionary romanizes it as "shimshón" (the accent marks the stressed syllable).
Meaning and origin
- a male given name, Shimshon, equivalent to English Samson
- Samson (an Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress)
Probably from שמש (shémesh, “sun”).
Quoted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), unchanged.
Shimshon by year in Israel
How many boys out of every 10,000 born each year have the name. For Israel it counts the people born that year who carry the name today (the CBS counts residents by year of birth, not birth registrations).
per 10,000 babies of the same sex
Related Israeli names
Spelling variants and names that look or sound close in Hebrew.
Questions about Shimshon
How do you write Shimshon in Hebrew?
Shimshon is written שמשון in Hebrew (with vowel points: שִׁמְשׁוֹן). Hebrew is read right to left. A dictionary romanization is "shimshón".
How many people in Israel are named Shimshon?
2,900 people born between 1949 and 2024 carry the name שמשון: 0 women and 2,900 men. The count comes from the CBS table of current first names by year of birth; years with fewer than 5 people are not published.
Is Shimshon a boy's or a girl's name?
In Israel it is almost always a boy's name: 100.0% of the people named שמשון are men.
What does the name Shimshon mean?
English Wiktionary describes it as: "a male given name, Shimshon, equivalent to English Samson" Etymology: Probably from שמש (shémesh, “sun”).
Sources
Israel: Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), current first names of people born 1949–2024 by sex, population group and year of birth, processed 2026-09-27. CBS publications.