Samantha Girl
How popular is Samantha?
#151 girl name in 2025
1,973 baby girls were named Samantha in the US in 2025, making it the 151st most popular girl name.
581,927living people named Samantha (est.)
31median age of people named Samantha
594,052babies named Samantha since 1880
1 in 1,680US babies born in 2025
Samantha popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #151 for girls (▼ 25 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,973 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling fast (-63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #40 in 2015, #90 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1990 (25,868 girls) |
| Highest rank | #3 in 1998 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Samantha is most popular
Babies named Samantha per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- California: 2.7 per 1,000 (2,262 girls)
- Nevada: 2.6 per 1,000 (119 girls)
- New Mexico: 2.4 per 1,000 (58 girls)
- New Jersey: 2.3 per 1,000 (419 girls)
- Delaware: 2.3 per 1,000 (26 girls)
Samantha by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 159 | #352 |
| 1890s | 174 | #589 |
| 1900s | 135 | #688 |
| 1910s | 181 | #1,171 |
| 1920s | 186 | #1,575 |
| 1930s | 175 | #1,580 |
| 1940s | 292 | #1,392 |
| 1950s | 486 | #993 |
| 1960s | 11,027 | #136 |
| 1970s | 28,906 | #66 |
| 1980s | 121,124 | #6 |
| 1990s | 224,023 | #3 |
| 2000s | 134,313 | #7 |
| 2010s | 56,929 | #15 |
| 2020s | 14,737 | #90 |
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Questions
- Is Samantha a boy or girl name?
- Samantha is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Samantha were girls.
- How popular is the name Samantha?
- 1,973 baby girls were named Samantha in the US in 2025, making it the 151st most popular girl name.
- When was Samantha most popular?
- Samantha peaked in 1990, when 25,868 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #3 in 1998.
- How many people are named Samantha?
- 594,052 babies have been named Samantha in the US since 1880. We estimate about 581,927 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 31.
- Where is Samantha most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Samantha was most common in California, at 2.7 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.