Girl · Name family
Samantha
720,772births recorded
23Countries
3Variants
1990Peak · Ontario
#151United States 2025
Samantha is a girl name family recorded 720,772 times in 23 countries since 1880. It ranks highest today in the United States (#151 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Ontario in 1990, at 1,104.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Samanta (Argentina).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Samantha
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samantha | English | 594,052 | 🇺🇸 United States | #151 | 1991 | ▼ 59 % |
| Samantha | English | 24,384 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #306 | 1990 | ▼ 74 % |
| Samantha | English | 17,750 | 🇫🇷 France | #2097 | 1992 | ▼ 58 % |
| Samantha | English | 16,029 | 🇦🇺 New South Wales | – | 1992 | – |
| Samantha | English | 12,744 | 🏴 England & Wales | #778 | 1996 | ▼ 64 % |
| Samantha | English | 7,658 | 🏴 Scotland | #474 | 1991 | ▶ 2 % |
| Samanta | English | 12,028 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #696 | 1987 | ▲ 252 % |
| Samanta | English | 1,958 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #298 | 2009 | ▼ 68 % |
| Samanta | English | 1,862 | 🇺🇸 United States | #5722 | 2005 | ▼ 14 % |
| Samanta | English | 635 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1993 | – |
| Samanta | English | 376 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2013 | – |
| Samanta | English | 208 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | – | 1993 | – |
| Sammantha | English | 1,985 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1991 | – |
| Sammantha | English | 25 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1976 | – |
| Sammantha | English | 6 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1990 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Samantha ↔ Samanta — spelling variant
- Samantha ↔ Sammantha — spelling variant
Questions about Samantha
How popular is the name Samantha?
In 2025 it ranked #151 in the United States. Official registers record 720,772 births across 23 countries.
What is Samantha in other languages?
Samanta (English); Sammantha (English).
When was Samantha most popular?
It peaked in Ontario in 1990, at 1,104.9 births per 100,000.
Is Samantha a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Samantha is a girl name.