Samantha

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Samantha is a given name of Hebrew, English origin used predominantly for girls. There have been 592,059 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 590,854 as girls and 1,205 as boys. Samantha gained popularity in the 1970s, peaked in 1990 and has since declined significantly. It is the #103 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

Popularity by State (2024)

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 2,221
2023 2,368
2022 2,603
2021 2,599
2020 2,955
2019 3,369
2018 3,923
2017 4,337
2016 4,960
2015 5,354
2014 5,747
2013 6,523
2012 6,945
2011 7,398
2010 8,427
2009 9,684
2008 11,204
2007 11,890
2006 12,488
2005 13,659
2004 13,826
2003 13,881
2002 14,694
2001 15,883
2000 17,285
1999 19,078
1998 20,222
1997 20,189
1996 20,586
1995 21,679
1994 22,855
1993 23,702
1992 24,447
1991 25,697
1990 25,926
1989 24,912
1988 20,771
1987 18,015
1986 14,146
1985 10,691
1984 8,061
1983 7,736
1982 6,790
1981 5,533
1980 4,925
1979 4,478
1978 3,906
1977 3,293
1976 3,363
1975 2,846
1974 2,263
1973 2,129
1972 2,228
1971 2,224
1970 2,304
1969 2,432
1968 2,341
1967 1,805
1966 1,793
1965 1,969
1964 415
1963 71
1962 74
1961 72
1960 81
1959 111
1958 109
1957 38
1956 29
1955 27
1954 30
1953 31
1952 38
1951 38
1950 35
1949 44
1948 40
1947 30
1946 33
1945 31
1944 24
1943 27
1942 24
1941 20
1940 19
1939 23
1938 17
1937 23
1936 20
1935 22
1934 15
1933 15
1932 16
1931 10
1930 14
1929 14
1928 14
1927 11
1926 9
1925 19
1924 15
1923 22
1922 28
1921 28
1920 26
1919 23
1918 17
1917 23
1916 20
1915 20
1914 20
1913 13
1912 20
1911 15
1910 10
1909 10
1908 13
1907 16
1906 13
1905 12
1904 8
1903 5
1902 15
1901 16
1900 27
1899 15
1898 21
1897 13
1896 18
1895 16
1894 16
1893 20
1892 20
1891 20
1890 15
1889 14
1888 18
1887 16
1886 13
1885 17
1884 16
1883 17
1882 15
1881 12
1880 21