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

Updated on December 3, 2025.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2024, there were 2,221 female babies that were named Samantha in the US, which was 0.14% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the name Samantha peaked as a female baby name in the US in 1990 with a count of 25,868 babies, which was 1.36% of the total female babies born in the US in 1990.

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

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

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

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

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

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Year	Number of Female Babies	Percent of Total Female Babies (%)
1980	4913	0.30
1981	5517	0.33
1982	6768	0.40
1983	7704	0.46
1984	8038	0.48
1985	10658	0.62
1986	14092	0.82
1987	17944	1.03
1988	20700	1.16
1989	24792	1.35
1990	25868	1.36
1991	25648	1.37
1992	24409	1.32
1993	23668	1.31
1994	22824	1.28
1995	21645	1.23
1996	20551	1.17
1997	20170	1.16
1998	20194	1.14
1999	19043	1.07
2000	17264	0.95
2001	15867	0.88
2002	14671	0.82
2003	13869	0.76
2004	13787	0.75
2005	13642	0.74
2006	12470	0.66
2007	11883	0.62
2008	11190	0.59
2009	9667	0.53
2010	8410	0.47
2011	7398	0.42
2012	6937	0.39
2013	6516	0.37
2014	5735	0.32
2015	5347	0.30
2016	4955	0.28
2017	4332	0.25
2018	3923	0.23
2019	3369	0.20
2020	2955	0.18
2021	2599	0.16
2022	2603	0.16
2023	2368	0.15
2024	2221	0.14