Samantha
A girls’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning God has heard; feminine form of Samuel.
Babies a year
4,308
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#151
down from #127
UK popularity
#778
47 babies
How Samantha has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #40 |
| 2016 | #44 |
| 2017 | #54 |
| 2018 | #61 |
| 2019 | #80 |
| 2020 | #90 |
| 2021 | #106 |
| 2022 | #106 |
| 2023 | #114 |
| 2024 | #127 |
| 2025 | #151 |
In 2025, 47 babies in England and Wales were named Samantha. In the US, 4,308 were, though that figure is from 2017 — the most recent full year we hold. Its US peak was 25,866 in 1990.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Samantha was most common in 1990, when it went to 1.26% of American babies of that sex.
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