Samanthe — girls' name
24 babies named Samanthe in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 1987. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
79% of everyone ever named Samanthe was born in this single decade.
7 babies were named Samanthe in 1987 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Samanthe
The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Samanthe between 1984 and 1990, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Samanthe currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1987, when 7 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Samanthe performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Samanthe shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Samanthe 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 24 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.
Samanthe at a glance
Last recorded 1990Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Samanthe popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1984
- Peak year (1987)
- 7
- Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 1990.
24 total births across 7 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1987 with 7 births in a single year.
Samanthe by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 19 births that decade — 79% of Samanthe's all-time total
Samanthe decade highlights
- Peak decade 19 births
- Runner-up 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1980s was Samanthe's strongest decade
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 79% of all-time use.
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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, 1984–1990 (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.