Samaya vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samaya

Girl name · Rank #1983

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samaya Samantha
Current Rank #1983 #127
Total Births (all years) 3,046 590,854
Peak Year 2007 1990
Peak Year Births 221 25,868
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1980 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samaya Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss — 28,913
1980ss 5 121,126
1990ss 87 224,020
2000ss 1,192 134,310
2010ss 1,316 56,922
2020ss 446 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samaya Samantha
2014 112 5,735
2015 117 5,347
2016 123 4,955
2017 120 4,332
2018 88 3,923
2019 81 3,369
2020 86 2,955
2021 95 2,599
2022 80 2,603
2023 86 2,368
2024 99 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, 1980–2024.

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