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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Samatha

Samatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 780th with 248 babies. More babies were named Samatha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1989248 babies
Total since 1880
4,202babies recorded

Samatha popularity since 1880

0125250375500 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010#8,63014
2000#2,66656
1990#880221
1980#1,45784
1970#1,82249
1960——
1950——
1940——
1930——
1920——
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Samatha, counting every spelling?

Samatha has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Samatha?

About 4,100 people born in the US named Samatha are alive today, with a median age of 38; half are between 33 and 45. That makes Samatha mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Samatha by state

How common Samatha was among girls born in each state in 1987–1991, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Kentucky (2.7×), Tennessee (1.9×), North Carolina (1.7×). In 20 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesWA0.07Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMN0.09Illinois: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesIL0.15Michigan: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesMI0.12New York: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesNY0.11Massachusetts: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMA0.09Oregon: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesOR0.12Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesIN0.09Ohio: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesOH0.09Pennsylvania: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesPA0.10New Jersey: 0.08 per 1,000 babiesNJ0.08Connecticut: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesCT0.14Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesCA0.10Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesMO0.13Kentucky: 0.31 per 1,000 babiesKY0.31West Virginia: 0.18 per 1,000 babiesWV0.18Virginia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesVA0.13Maryland: 0.15 per 1,000 babiesMD0.15Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: 0.14 per 1,000 babiesAZ0.14New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesKS0.07Arkansas: 0.10 per 1,000 babiesAR0.10Tennessee: 0.22 per 1,000 babiesTN0.22North Carolina: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesNC0.20South Carolina: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesSC0.13District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesOK0.06Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: 0.24 per 1,000 babiesMS0.24Alabama: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesAL0.11Georgia: 0.13 per 1,000 babiesGA0.13Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.11 per 1,000 babiesTX0.11Florida: 0.12 per 1,000 babiesFL0.12
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Samatha, girls, 1987–1991. Darker means more common.

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These names rose and fell in step with Samatha: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Samatha, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Samatha

How popular is the name Samatha?

Samatha was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1989, when it ranked 780th with 248 babies. More babies were named Samatha in the 1980s than in any other decade.

Is Samatha a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,202 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Samatha most popular?

In 1987–1991, Samatha was most common in Kentucky (0.31 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Tennessee.