Samantha

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1999 and has been recorded in 23 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2000 with 304 babies (rank #124 that year). In 2024 it was given to 37 girls (rank #391). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,107

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

304

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Samantha

Samantha Stosurtennis player · b. 1984
Samantha Smithpeace activist · b. 1972
Samantha Cristoforettiastronaut · b. 1977
Samantha Foxrecording artist · b. 1966
Samantha Mortonfilm actor · b. 1977

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Names ranked near Samantha in 2024

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	257	#142
2000	304	#124
2001	231	#146
2002	197	#167
2003	189	#167
2004	258	#133
2005	219	#148
2006	169	#186
2007	165	#179
2008	127	#222
2009	115	#231
2010	126	#220
2011	101	#245
2012	112	#228
2013	86	#265
2014	70	#307
2015	97	#242
2016	62	#336
2017	55	#349
2020	50	#339
2022	42	#382
2023	38	#395
2024	37	#391