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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1990 with 25,868 babies (rank #5 that year). In 2024 it was given to 2,221 girls (rank #127). 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.

592,059

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

25,868

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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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	21	#365
1881	12	#501
1882	15	#490
1883	17	#479
1884	16	#538
1885	17	#538
1886	13	#654
1887	16	#583
1888	18	#608
1889	14	#718
1890	15	#720
1891	20	#606
1892	20	#661
1893	20	#656
1894	16	#779
1895	16	#814
1896	18	#785
1897	13	#926
1898	21	#743
1899	15	#867
1900	27	#701
1901	16	#852
1902	15	#932
1903	5	#2,043
1904	8	#1,461
1905	12	#1,154
1906	13	#1,093
1907	16	#984
1908	13	#1,191
1909	10	#1,459
1910	10	#1,613
1911	15	#1,226
1912	20	#1,211
1913	13	#1,749
1914	20	#1,477
1915	20	#1,732
1916	20	#1,792
1917	23	#1,644
1918	17	#2,191
1919	23	#1,736
1920	26	#1,661
1921	28	#1,612
1922	28	#1,608
1923	22	#1,889
1924	15	#2,497
1925	19	#2,108
1926	9	#3,512
1927	11	#3,022
1928	14	#2,485
1929	14	#2,407
1930	14	#2,403
1931	10	#2,947
1932	16	#2,110
1933	15	#2,138
1934	15	#2,163
1935	22	#1,654
1936	20	#1,735
1937	23	#1,620
1938	17	#2,010
1939	23	#1,628
1940	19	#1,888
1941	20	#1,871
1942	24	#1,751
1943	27	#1,655
1944	24	#1,737
1945	31	#1,476
1946	33	#1,553
1947	30	#1,784
1948	40	#1,471
1949	44	#1,405
1950	35	#1,596
1951	38	#1,553
1952	38	#1,575
1953	31	#1,821
1954	30	#1,937
1955	27	#2,095
1956	29	#2,046
1957	38	#1,773
1958	109	#998
1959	111	#1,004
1960	81	#1,216
1961	72	#1,318
1962	74	#1,292
1963	71	#1,316
1964	415	#474
1965	1,961	#179
1966	1,793	#182
1967	1,805	#176
1968	2,335	#136
1969	2,422	#140
1970	2,295	#149
1971	2,209	#144
1972	2,221	#137
1973	2,119	#135
1974	2,251	#128
1975	2,834	#101
1976	3,348	#85
1977	3,286	#85
1978	3,888	#74
1979	4,462	#66
1980	4,913	#58
1981	5,517	#51
1982	6,768	#44
1983	7,704	#40
1984	8,038	#39
1985	10,658	#29
1986	14,092	#21
1987	17,944	#11
1988	20,700	#8
1989	24,792	#6
1990	25,868	#5
1991	25,648	#5
1992	24,409	#6
1993	23,668	#4
1994	22,824	#4
1995	21,645	#4
1996	20,551	#5
1997	20,170	#6
1998	20,194	#3
1999	19,043	#5
2000	17,264	#7
2001	15,867	#7
2002	14,671	#9
2003	13,869	#10
2004	13,787	#9
2005	13,642	#8
2006	12,470	#10
2007	11,883	#12
2008	11,190	#11
2009	9,667	#14
2010	8,410	#15
2011	7,398	#17
2012	6,937	#26
2013	6,516	#29
2014	5,735	#33
2015	5,347	#40
2016	4,955	#44
2017	4,332	#54
2018	3,923	#61
2019	3,369	#80
2020	2,955	#90
2021	2,599	#106
2022	2,603	#106
2023	2,368	#114
2024	2,221	#127