girl's name
Samanta
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 3,203
Northern Ireland
#454
2019 births
Samanta is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2005, when 98 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1972.
Samanta over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 |
| 1980s | 164 |
| 1990s | 404 |
| 2000s | 816 |
| 2010s | 343 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 111 |
How popular is Samanta?
In 2025, Samanta was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Samanta is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Samanta
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Samanta also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samanta over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Samanta
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samanta — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Samanta
How popular is the name Samanta?
In 2025, Samanta was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Samanta a girl's or a boy's name?
Samanta is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Samanta most popular?
Samanta peaked in 2005, when 98 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Samanta a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Samanta currently ranks #5,736 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.