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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 1,854 babies (rank #32 that year). It was not in the 2024 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 — 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.

12,145

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

1,854

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

More popular girls' names

Other girls' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	1,854	#32
1997	1,552	#38
1998	1,345	#44
1999	1,060	#51
2000	867	#58
2001	731	#71
2002	663	#79
2003	574	#90
2004	505	#105
2005	423	#131
2006	376	#144
2007	371	#147
2008	334	#159
2009	291	#184
2010	255	#202
2011	218	#232
2012	166	#289
2013	144	#326
2014	156	#300
2015	159	#304
2016	101	#441