Sammantha vs Samantha

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

Name A

Sammantha

Girl name

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Metric Sammantha Samantha
Current Rank Unranked #127
Total Births (all years) 1,985 590,854
Peak Year 1991 1990
Peak Year Births 121 25,868
Peak Decade 1990ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1965 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Sammantha Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss 6 11,029
1970ss 43 28,913
1980ss 365 121,126
1990ss 1,007 224,020
2000ss 438 134,310
2010ss 126 56,922
2020ss — 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sammantha Samantha
2014 15 5,735
2015 11 5,347
2016 7 4,955
2017 5 4,332
2018 7 3,923
2019 9 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, 1965–2019.

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