Samanta vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samanta

Girl name · Rank #8526

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samanta Samantha
Current Rank #8526 #127
Total Births (all years) 1,840 590,854
Peak Year 2005 1990
Peak Year Births 98 25,868
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1972 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samanta Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss 24 28,913
1980ss 164 121,126
1990ss 404 224,020
2000ss 816 134,310
2010ss 343 56,922
2020ss 89 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samanta Samantha
2014 35 5,735
2015 27 5,347
2016 26 4,955
2017 25 4,332
2018 14 3,923
2019 22 3,369
2020 19 2,955
2021 17 2,599
2022 23 2,603
2023 18 2,368
2024 12 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, 1972–2024.

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