Samayah vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samayah

Girl name · Rank #8679

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samayah Samantha
Current Rank #8679 #127
Total Births (all years) 513 590,854
Peak Year 2007 1990
Peak Year Births 45 25,868
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samayah Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss — 28,913
1980ss — 121,126
1990ss 12 224,020
2000ss 180 134,310
2010ss 246 56,922
2020ss 75 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samayah Samantha
2014 25 5,735
2015 22 5,347
2016 26 4,955
2017 24 4,332
2018 13 3,923
2019 18 3,369
2020 12 2,955
2021 18 2,599
2022 14 2,603
2023 19 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, 1998–2024.

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