Samantha: Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, and More

Fact: Samantha became widely popular in the United States after the TV show “Bewitched” featured the character Samantha Stephens in 1964.

Samantha Overview

Meaning

Heard by God, name of God, blossom

Gender

Girl

Origin

American

Etymology

Likely a combination of the Hebrew name Samuel and the Greek word “anthos”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/səˈmæn.θə/

Popularity

Samantha is popular globally and especially in English-speaking countries. It ranked #114 in the USA in 2023.

Syllable

3 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

5 (Visionary, Expansive, Adventurous)

Name Styles

Traditional, Popular, Long, Cute

Associated Traits

Friendly, strong, intelligent, charismatic

Name Day

April 23th

Samantha Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Samanta, Samanda, Samandha, Samansa, Samanta, Samanthë, Somontha, Szamanta, Symantha, Simantha

Common Nicknames

Sam, Sammie, Sami, Sammy, Sammi, Sammey, Samy, Simmy, Mantha, Manny, Antha, Anthy, Anty, Samster, Sammo

Diminutives

Sammie, Sammi, Samy, Simmy, Antha, Anthy, Anty, Manny, Mantha

Famous People

Samantha Smith
(American Peace Activist)
Samantha Bee
(Canadian-American Comedian)
Samantha Power
(Irish-American Diplomat)
Samantha Stosur
(Australian Tennis Player)
Samantha Fox
(English Pop Singer)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

Samantha Stephens
("Bewitched," TV Series)
Samantha Baker
("Sixteen Candles," Film)
Samantha "Sam" Carter
("Stargate SG-1," TV Series)
Samantha Jones
("Sex and the City," TV Series)
Samantha Parkington
("American Girl" Series)

What Is the Meaning of Samantha?

The name Samantha generally means “Heard by God or God has heard,” “name of God,” and “blossom.” Ones who named Samantha are often seen as strong, empathetic, and attentive listeners.

What Is the Origin of The Name Samantha?

Samantha is believed to have originated in America in the 18th century. It is likely a combination of the Hebrew name Samuel and the Greek word “anthos.”

Samantha Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Samantha in the U.S. over the Years

United States	#1062022	#1142023
Top 3 Rankings	#31998	#41993	#41994

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Samantha

Year	Name Ranking	Number of Births	Birth Rate (%)
2023	114 (-8 from 2022)	2363 (-234 from 2022)	0.13509
2022	106 No change from 2021	2597 (+2 from 2021)	0.14484
2021	106 (-16 from 2020)	2595 (-358 from 2020)	0.14485
2020	90 (-10 from 2019)	2953 (-416 from 2019)	0.16705
2019	80 (-19 from 2018)	3369 (-553 from 2018)	0.18361
2018	61 (-7 from 2017)	3922 (-408 from 2017)	0.21090
2017	54 (-10 from 2016)	4330 (-625 from 2016)	0.22920
2016	44 (-4 from 2015)	4955 (-392 from 2015)	0.25596
2015	40 (-7 from 2014)	5347 (-387 from 2014)	0.27408
2014	33 (-4 from 2013)	5734 (-781 from 2013)	0.29310
2013	29 (-3 from 2012)	6515 (-420 from 2012)	0.33797
2012	26 (-9 from 2011)	6935 (-463 from 2011)	0.35757
2011	17 (-2 from 2010)	7398 (-1011 from 2010)	0.38179
2010	15 (-1 from 2009)	8409 (-1257 from 2009)	0.42888
2009	14 (-3 from 2008)	9666 (-1523 from 2008)	0.47731
2008	11 (+1 from 2007)	11189 (-694 from 2007)	0.53719
2007	12 (-2 from 2006)	11883 (-583 from 2006)	0.56145
2006	10 (-2 from 2005)	12466 (-1176 from 2005)	0.59631
2005	8 (+1 from 2004)	13642 (-145 from 2004)	0.67216
2004	9 (+1 from 2003)	13787 (-82 from 2003)	0.68327
2003	10 (-1 from 2002)	13869 (-802 from 2002)	0.69122
2002	9 (-2 from 2001)	14671 (-1196 from 2001)	0.74283
2001	7 No change from 2000	15867 (-1397 from 2000)	0.80098
2000	7 (-2 from 1999)	17264 (-1777 from 1999)	0.86504
1999	5 (-2 from 1998)	19041 (-1153 from 1998)	0.97807
1998	3 (+3 from 1997)	20194 (+24 from 1997)	1.04173
1997	6 (-1 from 1996)	20170 (-381 from 1996)	1.05644
1996	5 (-1 from 1995)	20551 (-1094 from 1995)	1.07191
1995	4 No change from 1994	21645 (-1178 from 1994)	1.12643
1994	4 No change from 1993	22823 (-843 from 1993)	1.17078
1993	4 (+2 from 1992)	23666 (-742 from 1992)	1.20039
1992	6 (-1 from 1991)	24408 (-1237 from 1991)	1.21755
1991	5 No change from 1990	25645 (-223 from 1990)	1.26117
1990	5 (+1 from 1989)	25868 (+1076 from 1989)	1.25915
1989	6 (+2 from 1988)	24792 (+4091 from 1988)	1.24446
1988	8 (+3 from 1987)	20701 (+2757 from 1987)	1.07643
1987	11 (+10 from 1986)	17944 (+3852 from 1986)	0.95741
1986	21 (+8 from 1985)	14092 (+3434 from 1985)	0.76359
1985	29 (+10 from 1984)	10658 (+2620 from 1984)	0.57726
1984	39 (+1 from 1983)	8038 (+334 from 1983)	0.44573
1983	40 (+4 from 1982)	7704 (+936 from 1982)	0.43047
1982	44 (+7 from 1981)	6768 (+1251 from 1981)	0.37304
1981	51 (+7 from 1980)	5517 (+602 from 1980)	0.30847
1980	58 (+8 from 1979)	4915 (+453 from 1979)	0.27602
1979	66 (+8 from 1978)	4462 (+574 from 1978)	0.25893
1978	74 (+11 from 1977)	3888 (+602 from 1977)	0.23651
1977	85 No change from 1976	3286 (-62 from 1976)	0.19976
1976	85 (+16 from 1975)	3348 (+514 from 1975)	0.21299
1975	101 (+27 from 1974)	2834 (+582 from 1974)	0.18157
1974	128 (+7 from 1973)	2252 (+133 from 1973)	0.14378
1973	135 (+2 from 1972)	2119 (-101 from 1972)	0.13635
1972	137 (+6 from 1971)	2220 (+10 from 1971)	0.13767
1971	143 (+6 from 1970)	2210 (-85 from 1970)	0.12610
1970	149 (-9 from 1969)	2295 (-127 from 1969)	0.12528
1969	140 (-4 from 1968)	2422 (+87 from 1968)	0.13740
1968	136 (+40 from 1967)	2335 (+530 from 1967)	0.13657
1967	176 (+6 from 1966)	1805 (+12 from 1966)	0.10514
1966	182 (-3 from 1965)	1793 (-168 from 1965)	0.10212
1965	179 (+295 from 1964)	1961 (+1546 from 1964)	0.10731
1964	474 (+831 from 1963)	415 (+344 from 1963)	0.02120
1963	1305 (-22 from 1962)	71 (-3 from 1962)	0.00357
1962	1283 (+22 from 1961)	74 (+2 from 1961)	0.00365
1961	1305 (-93 from 1960)	72 (-9 from 1960)	0.00347
1960	1212 (-211 from 1959)	81 (-30 from 1959)	0.00389
1959	1001 (-7 from 1958)	111 (+2 from 1958)	0.00534
1958	994 (+760 from 1957)	109 (+71 from 1957)	0.00528
1957	1754 (+251 from 1956)	38 (+9 from 1956)	0.00181
1956	2005 (+58 from 1955)	29 (+2 from 1955)	0.00141
1955	2063 (-154 from 1954)	27 (-3 from 1954)	0.00135
1954	1909 (-126 from 1953)	30 (-1 from 1953)	0.00151
1953	1783 (-223 from 1952)	31 (-7 from 1952)	0.00161
1952	1560 (-32 from 1951)	38 No change from 1951	0.00200
1951	1528 (+48 from 1950)	38 (+3 from 1950)	0.00206
1950	1576 (-183 from 1949)	35 (-9 from 1949)	0.00199
1949	1393 (+68 from 1948)	44 (+4 from 1948)	0.00251
1948	1461 (+291 from 1947)	40 (+10 from 1947)	0.00230
1947	1752 (-220 from 1946)	30 (-3 from 1946)	0.00165
1946	1532 (-82 from 1945)	33 (+2 from 1945)	0.00205
1945	1450 (+248 from 1944)	31 (+7 from 1944)	0.00230
1944	1698 (-73 from 1943)	24 (-3 from 1943)	0.00176
1943	1625 (+81 from 1942)	27 (+3 from 1942)	0.00188
1942	1706 (+104 from 1941)	24 (+4 from 1941)	0.00173
1941	1810 (+35 from 1940)	20 (+1 from 1940)	0.00161
1940	1845 (-260 from 1939)	19 (-4 from 1939)	0.00161
1939	1585 (+360 from 1938)	23 (+6 from 1938)	0.00203
1938	1945 (-365 from 1937)	17 (-6 from 1937)	0.00149
1937	1580 (+110 from 1936)	23 (+3 from 1936)	0.00209
1936	1690 (-84 from 1935)	20 (-2 from 1935)	0.00186
1935	1606 (+481 from 1934)	22 (+7 from 1934)	0.00202
1934	2087 (-35 from 1933)	15 No change from 1933	0.00139
1933	2052 (-15 from 1932)	15 (-1 from 1932)	0.00143
1932	2037 (+712 from 1931)	16 (+6 from 1931)	0.00145
1931	2749 (-443 from 1930)	10 (-4 from 1930)	0.00091
1930	2306 (-5 from 1929)	14 No change from 1929	0.00120
1929	2301 (+80 from 1928)	14 No change from 1928	0.00121
1928	2381 (+478 from 1927)	14 (+3 from 1927)	0.00117
1927	2859 (+411 from 1926)	11 (+2 from 1926)	0.00089
1926	3270 (-1252 from 1925)	9 (-10 from 1925)	0.00073
1925	2018 (+391 from 1924)	19 (+4 from 1924)	0.00150
1924	2409 (-569 from 1923)	15 (-7 from 1923)	0.00116
1923	1840 (-265 from 1922)	22 (-6 from 1922)	0.00176
1922	1575 (+1 from 1921)	28 No change from 1921	0.00224
1921	1576 (+50 from 1920)	28 (+2 from 1920)	0.00219
1920	1626 (+72 from 1919)	26 (+3 from 1919)	0.00209
1919	1698 (+404 from 1918)	23 (+6 from 1918)	0.00196
1918	2102 (-497 from 1917)	17 (-6 from 1917)	0.00141
1917	1605 (+134 from 1916)	23 (+3 from 1916)	0.00205
1916	1739 (-67 from 1915)	20 No change from 1915	0.00184
1915	1672 (-228 from 1914)	20 No change from 1914	0.00195
1914	1444 (+226 from 1913)	20 (+7 from 1913)	0.00251
1913	1670 (-492 from 1912)	13 (-7 from 1912)	0.00198
1912	1178 (-7 from 1911)	20 (+5 from 1911)	0.00341
1911	1171 (+350 from 1910)	15 (+5 from 1910)	0.00340
1910	1521 (-152 from 1909)	10 No change from 1909	0.00238
1909	1369 (-234 from 1908)	10 (-3 from 1908)	0.00272
1908	1135 (-190 from 1907)	13 (-3 from 1907)	0.00367
1907	945 (+98 from 1906)	16 (+3 from 1906)	0.00474
1906	1043 (+50 from 1905)	13 (+1 from 1905)	0.00415
1905	1093 (+271 from 1904)	12 (+4 from 1904)	0.00387
1904	1364 (+428 from 1903)	8 (+3 from 1903)	0.00274
1903	1792 (-889 from 1902)	5 (-10 from 1902)	0.00180
1902	903 (-74 from 1901)	15 (-1 from 1901)	0.00535
1901	829 (-141 from 1900)	16 (-11 from 1900)	0.00629
1900	688 (+147 from 1899)	27 (+12 from 1899)	0.00850
1899	835 (-116 from 1898)	15 (-6 from 1898)	0.00606
1898	719 (+176 from 1897)	21 (+8 from 1897)	0.00766
1897	895 (-141 from 1896)	13 (-5 from 1896)	0.00524
1896	754 (+34 from 1895)	18 (+2 from 1895)	0.00714
1895	788 (-44 from 1894)	16 No change from 1894	0.00647
1894	744 (-100 from 1893)	16 (-4 from 1893)	0.00678
1893	644 (-6 from 1892)	20 No change from 1892	0.00888
1892	638 (-49 from 1891)	20 No change from 1891	0.00889
1891	589 (+104 from 1890)	20 (+5 from 1890)	0.01017
1890	693 (-6 from 1889)	15 (+1 from 1889)	0.00744
1889	687 (-94 from 1888)	14 (-4 from 1888)	0.00740
1888	593 (-33 from 1887)	18 (+2 from 1887)	0.00950
1887	560 (+73 from 1886)	16 (+3 from 1886)	0.01029
1886	633 (-113 from 1885)	13 (-4 from 1885)	0.00846
1885	520 No change from 1884	17 (+1 from 1884)	0.01198
1884	520 (-55 from 1883)	16 (-1 from 1883)	0.01163
1883	465 (+10 from 1882)	17 (+2 from 1882)	0.01416
1882	475 (+16 from 1881)	15 (+3 from 1881)	0.01297
1881	491 (-139 from 1880)	12 (-9 from 1880)	0.01214
1880	352 First SSA data recorded	21 First SSA data recorded	0.02152

American States Popularity Rankings for Samantha

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

#502021

#482022

#532023

Texas (TX)

#862021

#672022

#752023

New York (NY)

#902021

#932022

#942023

Florida (FL)

#762021

#842022

#832023

Illinois (IL)

#752021

#1242022

#882023

Pennsylvania (PA)

#1642021

#1632022

#2122023

Ohio (OH)

#2122021

#2492022

#1772023

Michigan (MI)

#2772021

#1832022

#2662023

New Jersey (NJ)

#932021

#802022

#592023

Massachusetts (MA)

#952021

#992022

#1272023

North Carolina (NC)

#1432021

#1502022

#1792023

Virginia (VA)

#1052021

#932022

#1342023

Indiana (IN)

#1882021

#2052022

#1842023

Wisconsin (WI)

#3962021

#1622022

#1902023

Georgia (GA)

#1332021

#1472022

#1332023

Missouri (MO)

#1342021

#1882022

#2192023

Minnesota (MN)

#1812021

#3222022

#3252023

Washington (WA)

#822021

#1052022

#1192023

Arizona (AZ)

#832021

#1082022

#1002023

Maryland (MD)

#1262021

#892022

#1062023

Tennessee (TN)

#2382021

#1592022

#2002023

Colorado (CO)

#1172021

#1102022

#1392023

Connecticut (CT)

#832021

#932022

#1092023

Kentucky (KY)

#1772021

#2502022

#4692023

Iowa (IA)

#2322021

#1812022

#2502023

Oregon (OR)

#842021

#902022

#1282023

Louisiana (LA)

#2432021

#1742022

#2872023

Utah (UT)

#1172021

#1602022

#1542023

Oklahoma (OK)

#1272021

#1502022

#1722023

South Carolina (SC)

#1532021

#1752022

#1332023

Alabama (AL)

#2322021

#1612022

#2802023

Kansas (KS)

#3132021

#1682022

#2242023

Arkansas (AR)

#2342021

#2202022

#2342023

Nevada (NV)

#1242021

#862022

#692023

West Virginia (WV)

#3732020

#3722021

#2272022

New Mexico (NM)

#1012021

#1002022

#1282023

Nebraska (NE)

#1092021

#1572022

#1862023

Mississippi (MS)

#3622021

#2932022

#5232023

New Hampshire (NH)

#2102020

#2592021

#2702023

Maine (ME)

#1772018

#1312019

#1692020

Idaho (ID)

#2352021

#1342022

#2442023

Rhode Island (RI)

#2352021

#1232022

#1972023

Delaware (DE)

#892020

#1662021

#1222022

North Dakota (ND)

#1982018

#1382020

#2292023

South Dakota (SD)

#1332019

#792020

#2572023

Montana (MT)

#642020

#1442021

#1252022

Hawaii (HI)

#632017

#762018

#772020

Alaska (AK)

#1452018

#952019

#642021

District of Columbia (DC)

#532019

#922020

#882022

Vermont (VT)

#422012

#1242013

#812015

Wyoming (WY)

#772014

#382015

#742016

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Samantha a Name for Boys or Girls?

Samantha is traditionally a girl’s name. There are variations and diminutives like Sam and Sammie, but the name itself remains feminine.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Samantha

Samanta
Samanda
Samandha
Samansa
Samanta
Samanthë
Somontha
Szamanta
Symantha
Simantha

Samantha in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Samantha Smith (Peace Activist, 1972-1985): An American schoolgirl and peace activist who became famous for writing a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov during the Cold War, leading to a visit to the Soviet Union.
Samantha Bee (Comedian, born 1969): A Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, and television host. She is best known for her work on "The Daily Show" and her own show "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee."
Samantha Power (Diplomat, born 1970): An Irish-American diplomat and academic. She served as the United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2013 to 2017.
Samantha Stosur (Tennis Player, born 1984): An Australian professional tennis player, known for winning the 2011 US Open and being a former world No. 1 in doubles.
Samantha Fox (Pop Singer, born 1966): An English singer, songwriter, actress, and former glamour model who became famous in the 1980s with hits like "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)."
Samantha Morton (Actress, born 1977): An English actress known for her roles in films such as "Minority Report" and "In America." She has been nominated for two Academy Awards.
Samantha Ronson (DJ, born 1977): A British-American DJ and singer-songwriter known for her work in the music industry and her high-profile personal life.
Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Actress, born 1987): A prominent Indian actress who works in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is known for her performances in movies like "Ye Maaya Chesave" and "Rangasthalam."
Samantha Cameron (Businesswoman, born 1971): A British businesswoman and the wife of former UK Prime Minister David Cameron. She served as the creative director of Smythson of Bond Street.
Samantha Ponder (Sportscaster, born 1985): An American sportscaster known for hosting "Sunday NFL Countdown" on ESPN. She has also worked as a college football reporter and sideline reporter.

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Samantha Name Meaning

Samantha Overview

Samantha Variations in Different Cultures

What Is the Meaning of Samantha?

What Is the Origin of The Name Samantha?

Samantha Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Samantha in the U.S. over the Years

Is Samantha a Name for Boys or Girls?

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Samantha

Samantha in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

Similar Names to Samantha

Sibling Names for Samantha

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