Recorded 1986–2003 Girls' name Peak 1990 92 births

Samamtha — girls' name

92 babies named Samamtha in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s301990s572000s5
1990s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Samamtha was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

12 babies were named Samamtha in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samamtha

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Samamtha between 1986 and 2003, spanning 18 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samamtha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samamtha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 57 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Samamtha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samamtha in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 92 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samamtha at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

92

Since 1986

18 years of records

Peak year

1990

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1986

Recorded for 18 years

Last year on file: 2003

Samamtha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1986

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (1990)
12
Annual births at peak — across 18 years of records
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Samamtha by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
57 births that decade — 62% of Samamtha's all-time total
1980s301990s572000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samamtha?
92 babies have been named Samamtha since 1986. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 1990 with 12 births.
When was Samamtha most popular?
Samamtha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 57 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Samamtha been used?
Samamtha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 18 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Samamtha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samantha, Samara, Samira, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1986–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.