Samiah vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samiah

Girl name · Rank #5058

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samiah Samantha
Current Rank #5058 #127
Total Births (all years) 1,546 590,854
Peak Year 2011 1990
Peak Year Births 99 25,868
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samiah Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss — 28,913
1980ss 11 121,126
1990ss 106 224,020
2000ss 642 134,310
2010ss 655 56,922
2020ss 132 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samiah Samantha
2014 66 5,735
2015 64 5,347
2016 61 4,955
2017 53 4,332
2018 29 3,923
2019 36 3,369
2020 35 2,955
2021 20 2,599
2022 27 2,603
2023 24 2,368
2024 26 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, 1981–2024.

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