Samantha
4 countries#151 in United States, 2025Popularity across 4 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Samantha was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
594,052 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #151 · peaked in 1990 with 25,926 births
Most common in: California, Texas, New York, Florida, Illinois
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
17,731 births recorded 1966–2022 · currently #1694 · peaked in 1992 with 1,345 births
Most common in: Paris, La Réunion, Nord, Bouches-du-Rhône, Seine-Saint-Denis
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
7,666 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #474 · peaked in 1991 with 473 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
Northern Ireland
359 births recorded 1997–2021 · peaked in 1997 with 42 births
Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Samantha’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #10 | — |
| 2007 | #12 | ↓2 |
| 2008 | #11 | ↑1 |
| 2009 | #14 | ↓3 |
| 2010 | #15 | ↓1 |
| 2011 | #17 | ↓2 |
| 2012 | #26 | ↓9 |
| 2013 | #29 | ↓3 |
| 2014 | #33 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #40 | ↓7 |
| 2016 | #44 | ↓4 |
| 2017 | #54 | ↓10 |
| 2018 | #61 | ↓7 |
| 2019 | #80 | ↓19 |
| 2020 | #90 | ↓10 |
| 2021 | #106 | ↓16 |
| 2022 | #106 | — |
| 2023 | #114 | ↓8 |
| 2024 | #126 | ↓12 |
| 2025 | #151 | ↓25 |
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