Recorded 1970–2016 Girls' name Peak 1994 264 births

Samanda — girls' name

264 babies named Samanda in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s411980s651990s712000s722010s15
2000s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Samanda was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

14 babies were named Samanda in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samanda

The Social Security Administration has registered 264 babies named Samanda between 1970 and 2016, spanning 47 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samanda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samanda performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Samanda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samanda 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 264 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.

Samanda at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

264

Since 1970

47 years of records

Peak year

1994

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1970

Recorded for 47 years

Last year on file: 2016

Samanda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2016–1970

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1994)
14
Annual births at peak — across 47 years of records
46810121416 20162006200119951990198519791970 5

Samanda by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 27% of Samanda's all-time total
1970s411980s651990s712000s722010s15

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samanda?
264 babies have been named Samanda since 1970. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1994 with 14 births.
When was Samanda most popular?
Samanda was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Samanda been used?
Samanda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1970, spanning 47 years of data through 2016.
What names are similar to Samanda?
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.

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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, 1970–2016 (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.