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Girl's name · #151 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
Samantha reached #3 in 1998 and has faded to #151 since. About 593,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.
Samantha rose sharply in the mid-1960s. The increase coincided with the 1964 debut of Bewitched, featuring Elizabeth Montgomery as Samantha Stephens.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
Samantha is especially popular in Philippines.
#2 in Philippines (2024) · #19 in Mexico (2024) · #48 in Ecuador (2025) · #149 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #219 in New Zealand (2025) · #526 in Norway (2025) · #533 in Scotland (2025) · #651 in Sweden (2025) · #730 in Austria (2025) · #791 in England & Wales (2025) · #996 in Switzerland (2025) · #1,089 in Ireland (2025) and 2 more.
Among 1,009 notable people named Samantha:
Entertainers appear 1.9× more often than among typical names — e.g. Samantha Smith, American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985).
A popular twin pairing with Samantha is Sophia for a girl.
About 420 boys a year are given Sam as their full name and 110 Sammy.
Similar names: Hannah · Samara · Dakota · Molly · Sarah · Rachel
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