Samella vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samella

Girl name

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samella Samantha
Current Rank Unranked #127
Total Births (all years) 716 590,854
Peak Year 1918 1990
Peak Year Births 25 25,868
Peak Decade 1940ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1898 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samella Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss 5 174
1900ss 7 135
1910ss 99 181
1920ss 133 186
1930ss 94 175
1940ss 151 292
1950ss 127 486
1960ss 40 11,029
1970ss 34 28,913
1980ss 20 121,126
1990ss 6 224,020
2000ss — 134,310
2010ss — 56,922
2020ss — 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samella Samantha
2014 — 5,735
2015 — 5,347
2016 — 4,955
2017 — 4,332
2018 — 3,923
2019 — 3,369
2020 — 2,955
2021 — 2,599
2022 — 2,603
2023 — 2,368
2024 — 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, 1898–1994.

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