Samanta Girl
How popular is Samanta?
#5,721 girl name in 2025
21 baby girls were named Samanta in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
1,840living people named Samanta (est.)
23median age of people named Samanta
1,862babies named Samanta since 1880
1 in 157,873US babies born in 2025
Samanta popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #5,721 for girls (▲ 2241 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 21 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-22% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,979 in 2015, #6,079 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2005 (98 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,896 in 2000 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Samanta is most popular
Babies named Samanta per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Samanta by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24 | #7,565 |
| 1980s | 164 | #3,039 |
| 1990s | 404 | #2,468 |
| 2000s | 816 | #1,896 |
| 2010s | 343 | #2,708 |
| 2020s | 111 | #5,462 |
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Questions
- Is Samanta a boy or girl name?
- Samanta is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Samanta were girls.
- How popular is the name Samanta?
- 21 baby girls were named Samanta in the US in 2025, making it the 5721st most popular girl name.
- When was Samanta most popular?
- Samanta peaked in 2005, when 98 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,896 in 2000.
- How many people are named Samanta?
- 1,862 babies have been named Samanta in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,840 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 23.
- Where is Samanta most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Samanta was most common in Florida, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.