Recorded 1943–1973 Girls' name Peak 1943 10 births

Sametta — girls' name

10 babies named Sametta in U.S. Social Security records since 1943, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51970s5
1940s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Sametta was born in this single decade.

1943
Single peak year

5 babies were named Sametta in 1943 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sametta

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Sametta between 1943 and 1973, spanning 31 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sametta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1943, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sametta performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sametta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sametta 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 10 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.

Sametta at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

10

Since 1943

31 years of records

Peak year

1943

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1943

Recorded for 31 years

Last year on file: 1973

Sametta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1943

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1943)
5
Annual births at peak — across 31 years of records
5 19731943 5

Sametta by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
5 births that decade — 50% of Sametta's all-time total
1940s51970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sametta?
10 babies have been named Sametta since 1943. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1943 with 5 births.
When was Sametta most popular?
Sametta was most popular in the 1940s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1943.
How long has the name Sametta been used?
Sametta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1943, spanning 31 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Sametta?
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.

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, 1943–1973 (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.