Samyah vs Samantha

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

Name A

Samyah

Girl name · Rank #8668

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Name B

Samantha

Girl name · Rank #127

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Samyah Samantha
Current Rank #8668 #127
Total Births (all years) 789 590,854
Peak Year 2006 1990
Peak Year Births 71 25,868
Peak Decade 2010ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1998 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Samyah 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 15 224,020
2000ss 340 134,310
2010ss 356 56,922
2020ss 78 12,746

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Samyah Samantha
2014 29 5,735
2015 33 5,347
2016 27 4,955
2017 21 4,332
2018 24 3,923
2019 21 3,369
2020 20 2,955
2021 17 2,599
2022 20 2,603
2023 9 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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