Samantha remains a common girls' name (#151 in 2025), down from a peak of #3 in 1998.
Samantha is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #151 for girl births in the United States (and #348 across all names), given to 1,973 babies — 1,982 including U.S. territories. Samantha first appears in 1880 and peaked in 1990 (25,868 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,973 | 1,982 | #151 | — |
| 2024 | 2,232 | 2,238 | #126 | — |
| 2023 | 2,372 | 2,390 | #114 | — |
| 2022 | 2,605 | 2,620 | #106 | — |
| 2021 | 2,599 | 2,607 | #106 | — |
| 2020 | 2,956 | 2,968 | #90 | — |
| 2019 | 3,369 | 3,383 | #80 | — |
| 2018 | 3,924 | 3,931 | #61 | — |
| 2017 | 4,338 | 4,357 | #54 | #13,891 |
| 2016 | 4,961 | 4,969 | #44 | #13,844 |
| 2015 | 5,354 | 5,365 | #40 | #10,424 |
| 2014 | 5,747 | 5,756 | #33 | #6,979 |
| 2013 | 6,523 | 6,537 | #29 | #10,524 |
| 2012 | 6,946 | 6,946 | #26 | #9,549 |
| 2011 | 7,400 | 7,413 | #17 | — |
| 2010 | 8,428 | 8,434 | #15 | #5,431 |
| 2009 | 9,686 | 9,702 | #14 | #5,507 |
| 2008 | 11,204 | 11,216 | #11 | #6,340 |
| 2007 | 11,890 | 11,899 | #12 | #10,689 |
| 2006 | 12,488 | 12,503 | #10 | #5,030 |
| 2005 | 13,659 | 13,680 | #8 | #4,995 |
| 2004 | 13,825 | 13,839 | #9 | #2,733 |
| 2003 | 13,882 | 13,890 | #10 | #6,186 |
| 2002 | 14,694 | 14,709 | #9 | #3,761 |
| 2001 | 15,883 | 15,899 | #7 | #4,850 |
| 2000 | 17,286 | 17,307 | #7 | #3,888 |
| 1999 | 19,079 | 19,106 | #5 | #2,549 |
| 1998 | 20,223 | 20,246 | #3 | #2,916 |
| 1997 | 20,189 | — | #6 | #3,708 |
| 1996 | 20,587 | — | #5 | #2,327 |
| 1995 | 21,678 | — | #4 | #2,338 |
| 1994 | 22,855 | — | #4 | #2,487 |
| 1993 | 23,702 | — | #4 | #2,285 |
| 1992 | 24,445 | — | #6 | #2,079 |
| 1991 | 25,700 | — | #5 | #1,695 |
| 1990 | 25,926 | — | #5 | #1,498 |
| 1989 | 24,912 | — | #6 | #930 |
| 1988 | 20,771 | — | #8 | #1,213 |
| 1987 | 18,015 | — | #11 | #1,138 |
| 1986 | 14,146 | — | #21 | #1,343 |
| 1985 | 10,691 | — | #29 | #1,830 |
| 1984 | 8,061 | — | #39 | #2,277 |
| 1983 | 7,735 | — | #40 | #1,783 |
| 1982 | 6,790 | — | #44 | #2,326 |
| 1981 | 5,532 | — | #51 | #2,874 |
| 1980 | 4,925 | — | #58 | #3,578 |
| 1979 | 4,477 | — | #66 | #2,878 |
| 1978 | 3,904 | — | #74 | #2,548 |
| 1977 | 3,291 | — | #85 | #5,022 |
| 1976 | 3,362 | — | #85 | #2,800 |
| 1975 | 2,846 | — | #101 | #3,204 |
| 1974 | 2,263 | — | #128 | #3,090 |
| 1973 | 2,129 | — | #135 | #3,413 |
| 1972 | 2,227 | — | #137 | #4,365 |
| 1971 | 2,224 | — | #144 | #2,534 |
| 1970 | 2,304 | — | #149 | #3,480 |
| 1969 | 2,432 | — | #140 | #3,031 |
| 1968 | 2,341 | — | #136 | #4,060 |
| 1967 | 1,804 | — | #176 | — |
| 1966 | 1,793 | — | #182 | — |
| 1965 | 1,969 | — | #179 | #3,203 |
| 1964 | 415 | — | #474 | — |
| 1963 | 71 | — | #1,316 | — |
| 1962 | 73 | — | #1,298 | — |
| 1961 | 72 | — | #1,317 | — |
| 1960 | 81 | — | #1,216 | — |
| 1959 | 111 | — | #1,004 | — |
| 1958 | 109 | — | #998 | — |
| 1957 | 38 | — | #1,773 | — |
| 1956 | 29 | — | #2,046 | — |
| 1955 | 27 | — | #2,095 | — |
| 1954 | 30 | — | #1,937 | — |
| 1953 | 31 | — | #1,821 | — |
| 1952 | 38 | — | #1,575 | — |
| 1951 | 38 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1950 | 35 | — | #1,596 | — |
| 1949 | 44 | — | #1,405 | — |
| 1948 | 40 | — | #1,471 | — |
| 1947 | 30 | — | #1,784 | — |
| 1946 | 33 | — | #1,553 | — |
| 1945 | 31 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1944 | 24 | — | #1,737 | — |
| 1943 | 27 | — | #1,655 | — |
| 1942 | 24 | — | #1,751 | — |
| 1941 | 20 | — | #1,871 | — |
| 1940 | 19 | — | #1,888 | — |
| 1939 | 23 | — | #1,628 | — |
| 1938 | 17 | — | #2,010 | — |
| 1937 | 23 | — | #1,620 | — |
| 1936 | 20 | — | #1,735 | — |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,655 | — |
| 1934 | 15 | — | #2,163 | — |
| 1933 | 15 | — | #2,138 | — |
| 1932 | 16 | — | #2,110 | — |
| 1931 | 10 | — | #2,947 | — |
| 1930 | 14 | — | #2,403 | — |
| 1929 | 14 | — | #2,407 | — |
| 1928 | 14 | — | #2,485 | — |
| 1927 | 11 | — | #3,022 | — |
| 1926 | 9 | — | #3,512 | — |
| 1925 | 19 | — | #2,108 | — |
| 1924 | 15 | — | #2,497 | — |
| 1923 | 22 | — | #1,889 | — |
| 1922 | 28 | — | #1,608 | — |
| 1921 | 28 | — | #1,612 | — |
| 1920 | 26 | — | #1,661 | — |
| 1919 | 23 | — | #1,736 | — |
| 1918 | 17 | — | #2,191 | — |
| 1917 | 23 | — | #1,644 | — |
| 1916 | 20 | — | #1,792 | — |
| 1915 | 20 | — | #1,732 | — |
| 1914 | 20 | — | #1,477 | — |
| 1913 | 13 | — | #1,749 | — |
| 1912 | 20 | — | #1,211 | — |
| 1911 | 15 | — | #1,226 | — |
| 1910 | 10 | — | #1,613 | — |
| 1909 | 10 | — | #1,459 | — |
| 1908 | 13 | — | #1,191 | — |
| 1907 | 16 | — | #984 | — |
| 1906 | 13 | — | #1,093 | — |
| 1905 | 12 | — | #1,154 | — |
| 1904 | 8 | — | #1,461 | — |
| 1903 | 5 | — | #2,043 | — |
| 1902 | 15 | — | #932 | — |
| 1901 | 16 | — | #852 | — |
| 1900 | 27 | — | #701 | — |
| 1899 | 15 | — | #867 | — |
| 1898 | 21 | — | #743 | — |
| 1897 | 13 | — | #926 | — |
| 1896 | 18 | — | #785 | — |
| 1895 | 16 | — | #814 | — |
| 1894 | 16 | — | #779 | — |
| 1893 | 20 | — | #656 | — |
| 1892 | 20 | — | #661 | — |
| 1891 | 20 | — | #606 | — |
| 1890 | 15 | — | #720 | — |
| 1889 | 14 | — | #718 | — |
| 1888 | 18 | — | #608 | — |
| 1887 | 16 | — | #583 | — |
| 1886 | 13 | — | #654 | — |
| 1885 | 17 | — | #538 | — |
| 1884 | 16 | — | #538 | — |
| 1883 | 17 | — | #479 | — |
| 1882 | 15 | — | #490 | — |
| 1881 | 12 | — | #501 | — |
| 1880 | 21 | — | #365 | — |