Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2005

Samanta

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,876 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,876
among girls · ↑2,474 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
21
named Samanta
How common
1 in 76,537
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2005
98 babies
All-time total
1,862
#4,924 all-time among girls
First recorded
1972
in Social Security records

Samanta popularity over time

1,862 babies have been named Samanta since 1972, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 24 2 – #8,220
1980s 164 16 +583% #3,089
1990s 404 40 +146% #2,496
2000s 816 82 +102% #1,921
2010s 343 34 -58% #2,730
2020s (to 2025) 111 19 -46% #5,605

Where Samanta is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 21 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 22 0.01 outside top 500
2029 22 0.01 outside top 500
2030 22 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Samanta

Samanta is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,876 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1972, 1,862 American babies have been named Samanta. Its peak came in 2005, when 98 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Samanta stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Samanta?

The median living Samanta is about 22 years old; half are between 16 and 28. An estimated 1,800 people named Samanta are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Samanta year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 21 #5,876
2024 13 #8,350
2023 18 #6,630
2022 23 #5,605
2021 17 #6,920
2020 19 #6,287
2019 22 #5,762
2018 14 #8,088
2017 25 #5,312
2016 26 #5,260
2015 27 #5,103
2014 35 #4,250
2013 43 #3,634
2012 65 #2,730
2011 39 #3,902
2010 47 #3,461
2009 60 #2,932
2008 83 #2,350
2007 77 #2,454
2006 69 #2,627
2005 98 #1,962
2004 85 #2,132
2003 86 #2,081
2002 90 #1,963
2001 79 #2,113
2000 89 #1,921
1995 35 #3,276
1990 40 #2,885
1985 17 #4,605
1980 8 #7,981
1975 6 #8,788
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Famous people named Samanta

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Samanta Schweblin Samanta Schweblin Argentine writer (born 1978) Contemporary
  2. 2 Samanta Tīna Samanta Tīna Latvian singer (born 1989) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Samanta, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Samanta?

The median living Samanta is about 22 years old. Half of all living Samantas are between 16 and 28 years old.

How many people named Samanta are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Samanta are alive in the United States, based on 1,862 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Samanta in 2025?

Samanta ranked #5,876 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Samanta?

1,862 babies have been named Samanta in the United States since 1972, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Samanta most popular?

Samanta peaked in 2005, when 98 newborns received the name.

Is Samanta a boy or girl name?

Samanta is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Samanta rising or falling?

Samanta is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Samanta become more popular?

Samanta looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 22 girls named Samanta in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Samanta?

Well-known people named Samanta include Samanta Schweblin (writer), Samanta Tīna (singer).

Names like Samanta

Names that sound and feel close to Samanta: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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