Baby name

Samantha

Girl

Origin of the name

Samantha appears in the 18th century. Its origin is uncertain: it may be a feminine form built on Samuel.

Short-lived name

In 1990, Samantha reached its peak: 25,868 girls, 1 baby in 153. Since then, the name has fallen 91%, to about 2,360 births a year. In 2025, it ranked No. 151. 38% of all babies named Samantha since 1880 were born in the 1990s.

592,847births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 5rank at its peak, in 1990

Where babies named Samantha are born

1990

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The darker the blue, the more common Samantha is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Samantha is most common in New Hampshire (1.7 times), Nevada (1.6) and Alaska (1.4), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Samatha 4,202
Sammantha 1,985
Samanta 1,862

Names from the same era

Katherine · Stephanie · Megan · Lauren · Brittany · Victoria

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