Girls' name · since 1989
Zamantha
Zamantha has 312 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #15,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zamantha is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 312 have been recorded since 1989.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamantha has been recorded 312 times among girls since 1989, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2021.
- #15,581 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 312 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Zamantha ranks #15,581 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 312 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #15,581 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 312
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Zamantha's 312 recorded births place it above 78.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Zamantha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Zamantha's full recorded timeline at 2006, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Zamantha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2021
- Peak year (2007)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
Zamantha by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (143 births, 46% of the file).
2000s was Zamantha's strongest decade.
143 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Zamantha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
72 births
- 2000s
2000s
143 births
- 2010s
2010s
79 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 143 births (46% of all-time use).
Zamantha by state
Where Zamantha concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 58 | 18.6% |
| #2 | Texas | | 26 | 8.3% |
58 of 312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Zamantha's data
- Zamantha's decade-level peak was the 2000s (143 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Zamanthas (58 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 Zamantha: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~32 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, 1989–2021 (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 Zamantha 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.