Girls' name · since 1972
Samanta
1,862 babies named Samanta in U.S. Social Security records since 1972, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,779 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Samanta is the #5779 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,862 recorded since 1972.
Social Security Administration records show Samanta recorded 1,862 times among girls since 1972, holding rank #5779 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #4,924 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,779 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,862 born since 1972
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samanta ranks #4,924 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,779 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,862 born since 1972, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,924 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,779 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,862
- born since 1972
- 2000s
- peak decade
Samanta's 1,862 recorded births place it above 93.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Samanta compares
1,862 Top 23% higher than 77% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Samanta's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Samanta | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,862 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 98 | 21 | 19,840 |
Samanta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samanta's full recorded timeline at 2001, 63% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 37% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1972, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2005 peak of 98 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samanta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2005)
- 98
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Samanta by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (816 births, 44% of the file).
2000s was Samanta's strongest decade.
816 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Samanta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 164
1980s
164 births
- 1990s
1990s
404 births
- 2000s
2000s
816 births
- 2010s
2010s
343 births
- 2020s 111
2020s
111 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 816 births (44% of all-time use).
How Samanta compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Samanta's total volume
Samanta by state
Where Samanta concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 423 | 22.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 219 | 11.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 187 | 10.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 38 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 17 | 0.9% |
| #7 | New Jersey | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.3% |
423 of 1,862 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Samanta appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Samanta's data
- Samanta's decade-level peak was the 2000s (816 total births); usage has since declined to 111 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Samantas (423 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Samanta: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2005)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Samanta 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.