Samantha

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Italian

Meaning

Samantha is an English feminine given name in use since the 17th century that is of uncertain derivation. It is now in popular use worldwide due to various popular culture influences.

From Wikipedia

Samantha first appears in the data in 1966 and has been recorded in 52 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1987 with 1,144 babies (rank #4 that year). It was not in the 2025 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Samantha

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Samantha yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

23,977
Total babies (all years)
52
Years in the data
1,144
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
1966140#76
1967204#64
1968251#54
1969342#40
1970365#37
1971524#25
1972537#21
1973536#16
1974513#16
1975520#14
1976386#26
1977373#25
1978400#22
1979395#24
1980385#23
1981389#27
1982398#24
1983389#25
1984501#18
1985575#12
1986785#9
19871,144#4
19881,125#5
19891,130#5
19901,079#4
19911,007#5
19921,046#4
1993901#5
1994756#7
1995702#6
1996742#5
1997656#7
1998632#7
1999521#11
2000468#13
2001365#22
2002324#27
2003281#33
2004293#33
2005271#33
2006137#44
2007156#39
2008148#41
2009136#47
201097#67
201197#72
201281#91
201383#84
201416#121
2015252#89
2016419#67
20174#384