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Samantha name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Samantha ranks #151 in female records (1,973 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#151 · 1,973 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 259 female records (2,232 to 1,973); rank moved from #126 to #151.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count decreased by 626 female records (2,599 to 1,973); rank moved from #106 to #151.
2025 male rank and count
No published 2025 observation. A missing observation is not zero.
Peak year in available data
2016: 4,956 female records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Samantha becoming more popular?

Samantha's reported female count decreased by 259 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #126 to #151. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

The 2025 file has no published male observation for Samantha. That is not a count of zero.

Samantha in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SamanthaFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.4,9560201620252016: 4,956 female records2017: 4,333 female records2018: 3,924 female records2019: 3,369 female records2020: 2,956 female records2021: 2,599 female records2022: 2,605 female records2023: 2,372 female records2024: 2,232 female records2025: 1,973 female records2016: 5 male records2017: 5 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
20251,973151——
20242,232126——
20232,372114——
20222,605106——
20212,599106——
20202,95690——
20193,36980——
20183,92461——
20174,33354513,891
20164,95644513,844

Questions about Samantha’s popularity

How common is Samantha in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Samantha ranks #151 in female records (1,973 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Samantha?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Samantha only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Samantha creates a match.

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