Samanta
Samanta was the 5876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2005 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 773 places. More babies were named Samanta in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,876 girls, up 411 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200598 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,862babies recorded
Samanta popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,876 | 21 |
| 2020 | #6,287 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,461 | 47 |
| 2000 | #1,921 | 89 |
| 1990 | #2,885 | 40 |
| 1980 | #7,981 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Samanta, counting every spelling?
Samanta has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Samanta?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Samanta (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Samanta born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Samanta.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Samanta?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Samanta are alive today, with a median age of 22; half are between 17 and 29. That makes Samanta mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Samanta by state
How common Samanta was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Samanta
How popular is the name Samanta?
Samanta was the 5876th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 1921st; the most babies were born in 2005 (98). Over the last ten years it has moved down 773 places. More babies were named Samanta in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Samanta a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Samanta in the US.
Where is Samanta most popular?
In 2021–2025, Samanta was most common in Florida (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Texas.