girl's name

Samentha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 73

Samentha is a girl's name. In 1999 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1994, when 8 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.

Samentha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 1990s.

38
'60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Samentha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 5
1970s 10
1980s 10
1990s 38

How popular is Samentha?

In 1999, Samentha was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Samentha is used

France #2,718 5 in 1981
United States #11,719 7 in 1999

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

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 Samentha

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Samentha also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Samentha over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Samentha

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Samentha — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Samentha

How popular is the name Samentha?

In 1999, Samentha was given to 7 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Samentha a girl's or a boy's name?

Samentha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Samentha most popular?

Samentha peaked in 1994, when 8 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.