girl's name

Sammantha

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 9
  • Births on record 2,030

Sammantha is a girl's name. In 2019 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1991, when 121 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1965.

Sammantha over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1960s to 2010s.

1,007
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Sammantha by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1960s 6
1970s 43
1980s 365
1990s 1,007
2000s 438
2010s 126

How popular is Sammantha?

In 2019, Sammantha was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sammantha is used

Canada #1,917 8 in 1997
France #5,016 5 in 2003
United States #10,934 9 in 2019

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 Sammantha

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

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

Sibling names for Sammantha

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

Common questions about Sammantha

How popular is the name Sammantha?

In 2019, Sammantha was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Sammantha is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Sammantha most popular?

Sammantha peaked in 1991, when 121 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.