Girls' name · since 1986
Samamtha
Samamtha has 92 recorded births since 1986 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1990 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #28,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
92 girls have been named Samamtha since 1986, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samamtha has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1986, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1986 to 2003.
- #28,089 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 92 born since 1986
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samamtha ranks #28,089 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1986, peaking in the 1990s.
- #28,089 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 92
- born since 1986
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samamtha's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Samamtha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Samamtha's SSA record in two at 1993 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1990 peak of 12, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Samamtha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2003
- Peak year (1990)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Samamtha by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (57 births, 62% of the file).
1990s was Samamtha's strongest decade.
57 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Samamtha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
30 births
- 1990s
1990s
57 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 57 births (62% of all-time use).
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- Samamtha's decade-level peak was the 1990s (57 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samamtha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1986–2003 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samamtha draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.