Samah vs Samantha

Side-by-side comparison of Samah and Samantha — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Samah

Girl name · Rank #9108

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samah Samantha
Current Rank #9108 #127
Total Births (all years) 439 590,854
Peak Year 1991 1990
Peak Year Births 18 25,868
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1978 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samah Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss 6 28,913
1980ss 36 121,126
1990ss 125 224,020
2000ss 140 134,310
2010ss 97 56,922
2020ss 35 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samah Samantha
2014 9 5,735
2015 6 5,347
2016 15 4,955
2017 11 4,332
2018 6 3,923
2019 12 3,369
2020 9 2,955
2021 — 2,599
2022 10 2,603
2023 5 2,368
2024 11 2,221

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1978–2024.

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