Recorded 1989–2021 Girls' name Peak 2007 312 births

Zamantha — girls' name

312 babies named Zamantha in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s722000s1432010s792020s13
2000s
Peak decade

46% of everyone ever named Zamantha was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

19 babies were named Zamantha in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Zamantha

The Social Security Administration has registered 312 babies named Zamantha between 1989 and 2021, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Zamantha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Zamantha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 143 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Zamantha shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 58 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Zamantha in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Zamantha 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 312 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.

Zamantha at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

312

Since 1989

33 years of records

Peak year

2007

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1989

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 2021

Zamantha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1989

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (2007)
19
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
05101520 20212015201120072003199919931989 5

Zamantha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
143 births that decade — 46% of Zamantha's all-time total
1980s51990s722000s1432010s792020s13

Zamantha by state

Where Zamantha concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Zamantha
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
58 18.6%
#2 Texas
26 8.3%
California share of Zamantha's total US births 18.6%
Even split

58 of 312 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Zamantha?
312 babies have been named Zamantha since 1989. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 2007 with 19 births.
When was Zamantha most popular?
Zamantha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 143 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Zamantha most popular?
The top states for the name Zamantha are California (58 births), Texas (26 births).
How long has the name Zamantha been used?
Zamantha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 33 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Zamantha?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Zamira, Zamora, Zamiyah, Zamya, 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, 1989–2021 (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.