Samantha
Girl name · Hebrew origin
Samantha meaning
universal, adjacent
Samantha at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Hebrew
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #127 in 2024
Samantha popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #352 | 21 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 |
| 1960 | #1,212 | 81 |
| 1970 | #149 | 2,295 |
| 1980 | #58 | 4,913 |
| 1990 | #5 | 25,868 |
| 1998 | #3 | 20,194 |
| 2000 | #7 | 17,264 |
| 2010 | #15 | 8,410 |
| 2020 | #90 | 2,955 |
| 2024 | #127 | 2,221 |
All 145 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | #352 | 21 |
| 1881 | #491 | 12 |
| 1882 | #475 | 15 |
| 1883 | #465 | 17 |
| 1884 | #520 | 16 |
| 1885 | #520 | 17 |
| 1886 | #633 | 13 |
| 1887 | #560 | 16 |
| 1888 | #593 | 18 |
| 1889 | #687 | 14 |
| 1890 | #693 | 15 |
| 1891 | #589 | 20 |
| 1892 | #638 | 20 |
| 1893 | #644 | 20 |
| 1894 | #744 | 16 |
| 1895 | #788 | 16 |
| 1896 | #754 | 18 |
| 1897 | #895 | 13 |
| 1898 | #719 | 21 |
| 1899 | #835 | 15 |
| 1900 | #688 | 27 |
| 1901 | #829 | 16 |
| 1902 | #903 | 15 |
| 1903 | #1,792 | 5 |
| 1904 | #1,364 | 8 |
| 1905 | #1,093 | 12 |
| 1906 | #1,043 | 13 |
| 1907 | #945 | 16 |
| 1908 | #1,135 | 13 |
| 1909 | #1,369 | 10 |
| 1910 | #1,521 | 10 |
| 1911 | #1,171 | 15 |
| 1912 | #1,178 | 20 |
| 1913 | #1,670 | 13 |
| 1914 | #1,444 | 20 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1916 | #1,739 | 20 |
| 1917 | #1,605 | 23 |
| 1918 | #2,102 | 17 |
| 1919 | #1,698 | 23 |
| 1920 | #1,626 | 26 |
| 1921 | #1,577 | 28 |
| 1922 | #1,575 | 28 |
| 1923 | #1,840 | 22 |
| 1924 | #2,409 | 15 |
| 1925 | #2,018 | 19 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 |
| 1927 | #2,859 | 11 |
| 1928 | #2,381 | 14 |
| 1929 | #2,301 | 14 |
| 1930 | #2,306 | 14 |
| 1931 | #2,749 | 10 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 |
| 1933 | #2,052 | 15 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 |
| 1935 | #1,606 | 22 |
| 1936 | #1,691 | 20 |
| 1937 | #1,580 | 23 |
| 1938 | #1,945 | 17 |
| 1939 | #1,585 | 23 |
| 1940 | #1,845 | 19 |
| 1941 | #1,810 | 20 |
| 1942 | #1,706 | 24 |
| 1943 | #1,625 | 27 |
| 1944 | #1,698 | 24 |
| 1945 | #1,450 | 31 |
| 1946 | #1,532 | 33 |
| 1947 | #1,752 | 30 |
| 1948 | #1,461 | 40 |
| 1949 | #1,393 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 |
| 1951 | #1,528 | 38 |
| 1952 | #1,560 | 38 |
| 1953 | #1,783 | 31 |
| 1954 | #1,909 | 30 |
| 1955 | #2,063 | 27 |
| 1956 | #2,005 | 29 |
| 1957 | #1,754 | 38 |
| 1958 | #994 | 109 |
| 1959 | #1,001 | 111 |
| 1960 | #1,212 | 81 |
| 1961 | #1,305 | 72 |
| 1962 | #1,283 | 74 |
| 1963 | #1,305 | 71 |
| 1964 | #474 | 415 |
| 1965 | #179 | 1,961 |
| 1966 | #182 | 1,793 |
| 1967 | #176 | 1,805 |
| 1968 | #136 | 2,335 |
| 1969 | #140 | 2,422 |
| 1970 | #149 | 2,295 |
| 1971 | #144 | 2,209 |
| 1972 | #137 | 2,221 |
| 1973 | #135 | 2,119 |
| 1974 | #128 | 2,251 |
| 1975 | #101 | 2,834 |
| 1976 | #85 | 3,348 |
| 1977 | #85 | 3,286 |
| 1978 | #74 | 3,888 |
| 1979 | #66 | 4,462 |
| 1980 | #58 | 4,913 |
| 1981 | #51 | 5,517 |
| 1982 | #44 | 6,768 |
| 1983 | #40 | 7,704 |
| 1984 | #39 | 8,038 |
| 1985 | #29 | 10,658 |
| 1986 | #21 | 14,092 |
| 1987 | #11 | 17,944 |
| 1988 | #8 | 20,700 |
| 1989 | #6 | 24,792 |
| 1990 | #5 | 25,868 |
| 1991 | #5 | 25,648 |
| 1992 | #6 | 24,409 |
| 1993 | #4 | 23,668 |
| 1994 | #4 | 22,824 |
| 1995 | #4 | 21,645 |
| 1996 | #5 | 20,551 |
| 1997 | #6 | 20,170 |
| 1998 | #3 | 20,194 |
| 1999 | #5 | 19,043 |
| 2000 | #7 | 17,264 |
| 2001 | #7 | 15,867 |
| 2002 | #9 | 14,671 |
| 2003 | #10 | 13,869 |
| 2004 | #9 | 13,787 |
| 2005 | #8 | 13,642 |
| 2006 | #10 | 12,470 |
| 2007 | #12 | 11,883 |
| 2008 | #11 | 11,190 |
| 2009 | #14 | 9,667 |
| 2010 | #15 | 8,410 |
| 2011 | #17 | 7,398 |
| 2012 | #26 | 6,937 |
| 2013 | #29 | 6,516 |
| 2014 | #33 | 5,735 |
| 2015 | #40 | 5,347 |
| 2016 | #44 | 4,955 |
| 2017 | #54 | 4,332 |
| 2018 | #61 | 3,923 |
| 2019 | #80 | 3,369 |
| 2020 | #90 | 2,955 |
| 2021 | #106 | 2,599 |
| 2022 | #106 | 2,603 |
| 2023 | #114 | 2,368 |
| 2024 | #127 | 2,221 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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