Samatha

sa-MA-thuh /sæˈmæθə/
girl 3 syllables fading

Samatha is an uncommon girls' name that peaked in 1989 and has since faded.

Samatha is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2018. Samatha was first reported in SSA data in 1964 and peaked in 1989 (248 births).

About the name Samatha

Pronunciationsa-MA-thuh /sæˈmæθə/
248peak births 1989
1964first in SSA data

Names similar to Samatha

How popular is Samatha?

Girls named Samatha
1964197019801990200020102018
Girls named Samatha per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1964–2018 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–2018) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Samatha total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
201855#17,706
201766#15,605
201399#11,815
20111010#11,044
20101414#8,630
20091919#7,018
20082222#6,316
20072525#5,672
20061515#8,165
20053232#4,354
20044343#3,483
20034141#3,517
20024848#3,056
20014949#2,952
20005656#2,666
19997474#2,092
19988383#1,864
199782—#1,827
199678—#1,878
1995104—#1,513
1994120—#1,379
1993142—#1,225
1992171—#1,067
1991177—#1,038
1990221—#880
1989248—#780
1988222—#823
1987199—#859
1986207—#814
1985154—#994
1984142—#1,009
1983132—#1,057
1982126—#1,123
198195—#1,325
198084—#1,457
1979100—#1,282
197899—#1,252
197769—#1,575
197688—#1,270
197582—#1,330
197457—#1,641
197355—#1,662
197249—#1,781
197156—#1,661
197049—#1,822
196956—#1,606
196850—#1,642
196736—#1,972
196634—#2,016
196558—#1,456
19649—#4,931