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

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: Social Security Administration (SSA).

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In 2025, there were 1,973 female babies that were named Samantha in the US, which was 0.12% of the total number of female babies born in the US in 2025. Between 1980 and 2025, 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 2025.

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	5516	0.33
1982	6768	0.40
1983	7703	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	25651	1.37
1992	24407	1.32
1993	23668	1.31
1994	22824	1.28
1995	21644	1.23
1996	20552	1.17
1997	20170	1.16
1998	20195	1.14
1999	19044	1.07
2000	17265	0.95
2001	15867	0.88
2002	14671	0.82
2003	13870	0.76
2004	13786	0.75
2005	13642	0.74
2006	12470	0.66
2007	11883	0.62
2008	11190	0.59
2009	9669	0.53
2010	8411	0.47
2011	7400	0.42
2012	6938	0.39
2013	6516	0.37
2014	5735	0.32
2015	5347	0.30
2016	4956	0.28
2017	4333	0.25
2018	3924	0.23
2019	3369	0.20
2020	2956	0.18
2021	2599	0.16
2022	2605	0.16
2023	2372	0.15
2024	2232	0.14
2025	1973	0.12