Girls' name · since 1983
Samanthajo
Samanthajo has 287 recorded births since 1983 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1988 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samanthajo is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 287 have been recorded since 1983.
Social Security Administration records show Samanthajo recorded 287 times among girls since 1983, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1983 to 2004.
- #16,308 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 287 born since 1983
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samanthajo ranks #16,308 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 287 born since 1983, peaking in the 1990s.
- #16,308 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 287
- born since 1983
- 1990s
- peak decade
Samanthajo's 287 recorded births place it above 77.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Samanthajo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Samanthajo's full recorded timeline at 1993, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1988 peak of 25 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Samanthajo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1983–2004
- Peak year (1988)
- 25
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Samanthajo by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (145 births, 51% of the file).
1990s was Samanthajo's strongest decade.
145 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Samanthajo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
145 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 145 births (51% of all-time use).
Samanthajo by state
Where Samanthajo concentrates geographically, total births since 1983
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- Samanthajo's decade-level peak was the 1990s (145 total births); usage has since declined to 34 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Samanthajos (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Samanthajo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~21 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, 1983–2004 (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 Samanthajo 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.