Samya vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samya

Girl name · Rank #4929

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Metric Samya Samantha
Current Rank #4929 #127
Total Births (all years) 2,826 590,854
Peak Year 2007 1990
Peak Year Births 232 25,868
Peak Decade 2000ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1981 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samya Samantha
1880ss — 159
1890ss — 174
1900ss — 135
1910ss — 181
1920ss — 186
1930ss — 175
1940ss — 292
1950ss — 486
1960ss — 11,029
1970ss — 28,913
1980ss 16 121,126
1990ss 107 224,020
2000ss 1,568 134,310
2010ss 966 56,922
2020ss 169 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samya Samantha
2014 100 5,735
2015 58 5,347
2016 65 4,955
2017 50 4,332
2018 52 3,923
2019 37 3,369
2020 38 2,955
2021 39 2,599
2022 44 2,603
2023 21 2,368
2024 27 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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