Trend of the Popularity of Samantha as a Female Baby Name in California

Updated on December 6, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 402 female babies that were named Samantha in California, which was 0.24% of the total number of female babies born in California in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Samantha peaked as a female baby name in California in 1999 with a count of 2,787 babies, which was 1.27% of the total female babies born in California in 1999.

The first chart below show the trend of the number of female babies in California that were named Samantha, and the second chart shows the percent of female babies in California that were named Samantha.

Trend of the Number of Female Babies who were Named Samantha in California

Trend of the Percentage of Female Babies who were Named Samantha in California

The table below below shows the trend of the number of female babies and the percentage of female babies born in California who were named Samantha from 1980 to 2024.

Trend of the Popularity of Samantha as a Female Baby Name in California

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	423	0.24
1981	444	0.25
1982	563	0.30
1983	605	0.32
1984	650	0.34
1985	985	0.49
1986	1403	0.68
1987	1790	0.83
1988	2210	0.97
1989	2597	1.06
1990	2720	1.04
1991	2759	1.06
1992	2527	0.98
1993	2544	1.02
1994	2442	1.01
1995	2425	1.03
1996	2468	1.07
1997	2496	1.12
1998	2668	1.21
1999	2787	1.27
2000	2578	1.15
2001	2536	1.14
2002	2541	1.14
2003	2578	1.14
2004	2494	1.09
2005	2504	1.09
2006	2351	1.00
2007	2378	1.01
2008	2262	0.99
2009	1833	0.84
2010	1676	0.79
2011	1550	0.75
2012	1460	0.70
2013	1414	0.69
2014	1200	0.57
2015	1110	0.54
2016	1014	0.50
2017	872	0.45
2018	808	0.43
2019	653	0.35
2020	633	0.36
2021	518	0.30
2022	524	0.30
2023	468	0.28
2024	402	0.24