Recorded 1992–1998 Girls' name Peak 1994 21 births

Samanntha — girls' name

21 babies named Samanntha in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s21
1990s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Samanntha was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

6 babies were named Samanntha in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Samanntha

The Social Security Administration has registered 21 babies named Samanntha between 1992 and 1998, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samanntha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1998. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samanntha performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 21 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samanntha 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 21 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.

Samanntha at a glance

Last recorded 1998

Total births

21

Since 1992

7 years of records

Peak year

1994

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1998

Active since

1992

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 1998

Samanntha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–1992

Last recorded 1998
Peak year (1994)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.5 1998199619941992 5

Samanntha by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
21 births that decade — 100% of Samanntha's all-time total
1990s21

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samanntha?
21 babies have been named Samanntha since 1992. It was last recorded in 1998. The peak year was 1994 with 6 births.
When was Samanntha most popular?
Samanntha was most popular in the 1990s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Samanntha been used?
Samanntha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 7 years of data through 1998.
What names are similar to Samanntha?
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, 1992–1998 (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.