Samantha Name Meaning, Origin, Popularity, Girl Names Like Samantha

Samantha Name Origin: Hebrew
Pronunciation: sah-man-tha
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Samantha Name Meaning

A female variant of the ever-popular Samuel, Samantha means “name of God.” There are heaps of mystery surrounding her creation with many pointing at the combination of Samuel and Anthea, a female name meaning flower. First appearing in the United States in the 18th century, Samantha remained a hidden gem until the 1960s sitcom Bewitched made it a household name.

Samantha reigned supreme in the 1990s, hanging out in the U.S. Top 10 for girls for a number of years before cooling down. She remains a common choice, but not nearly as popular as she once was. This is to the delight of many parents, as she’s an unexpected choice in a world dominated by Sophia and Olivia.

Her sound is distinguished despite her recent roots, wearing well beside Catherine and Elizabeth. She has a sweet nickname in Sami as well as a total tomboy side with the simple Sam. She’s sporty and fun, right at home on the soccer field or pitching mound. A girl next door name with lots to love about it, Samantha is an obvious choice for many.

Samantha Name Popularity

How popular is the name Samantha? Here’s everything we know.

Year	Rank	# Births	% Births
1910	—	0	0%
1911	—	0	0%
1912	—	0	0%
1913	—	0	0%
1914	—	0	0%
1915	1,305	6	0.0007%
1916	—	0	0%
1917	—	0	0%
1918	—	0	0%
1919	1,636	5	0.0005%
1920	1,632	5	0.0004%
1921	—	0	0%
1922	—	0	0%
1923	—	0	0%
1924	—	0	0%
1925	—	0	0%
1926	—	0	0%
1927	—	0	0%
1928	—	0	0%
1929	—	0	0%
1930	—	0	0%
1931	—	0	0%
1932	—	0	0%
1933	1,466	5	0.0005%
1934	—	0	0%
1935	1,448	5	0.0005%
1936	—	0	0%
1937	—	0	0%
1938	—	0	0%
1939	—	0	0%
1940	—	0	0%
1941	—	0	0%
1942	—	0	0%
1943	1,630	5	0.0004%
1944	—	0	0%
1945	—	0	0%
1946	—	0	0%
1947	—	0	0%
1948	1,515	11	0.0007%
1949	1,925	5	0.0003%
1950	1,501	10	0.0006%
1951	—	0	0%
1952	2,013	5	0.0003%
1953	1,882	6	0.0003%
1954	1,764	7	0.0004%
1955	—	0	0%
1956	—	0	0%
1957	1,903	7	0.0004%
1958	1,105	47	0.0025%
1959	1,078	52	0.0027%
1960	1,381	25	0.0013%
1961	1,280	33	0.0017%
1962	1,337	29	0.0016%
1963	1,190	41	0.0023%
1964	475	374	0.0212%
1965	179	1,936	0.1184%
1966	181	1,774	0.1136%
1967	175	1,785	0.1176%
1968	136	2,335	0.1555%
1969	139	2,406	0.1562%
1970	149	2,289	0.1438%
1971	145	2,194	0.146%
1972	137	2,208	0.1621%
1973	135	2,103	0.1622%
1974	128	2,233	0.1718%
1975	101	2,830	0.2202%
1976	85	3,353	0.2602%
1977	85	3,287	0.2439%
1978	74	3,887	0.2891%
1979	66	4,461	0.3164%
1980	58	4,921	0.3366%
1981	51	5,521	0.3756%
1982	44	6,771	0.4531%
1983	40	7,706	0.5222%
1984	39	8,033	0.54%
1985	29	10,658	0.7022%
1986	21	14,092	0.9336%
1987	11	17,941	1.1757%
1988	8	20,699	1.3283%
1989	6	24,791	1.5363%
1990	5	25,866	1.5606%
1991	5	25,644	1.5733%
1992	6	24,408	1.5292%
1993	4	23,668	1.5181%
1994	4	22,818	1.4868%
1995	4	21,645	1.4362%
1996	5	20,548	1.3723%
1997	6	20,169	1.3637%
1998	3	20,193	1.3492%
1999	5	19,036	1.2711%
2000	7	17,266	1.1303%
2001	7	15,862	1.0527%
2002	9	14,662	0.9784%
2003	10	13,865	0.9114%
2004	9	13,782	0.9042%
2005	8	13,636	0.8919%
2006	10	12,460	0.7957%
2007	12	11,877	0.7528%
2008	11	11,178	0.7232%
2009	14	9,658	0.6462%
2010	15	8,405	0.5832%
2011	17	7,393	0.5189%
2012	26	6,924	0.4859%
2013	29	6,502	0.4567%
2014	33	5,720	0.3926%
2015	40	5,332	0.3665%
2016	44	4,938	0.3425%
2017	54	4,295	0.3077%
2018	60	3,887	0.2829%
2019	80	3,338	0.2466%
2020	90	2,883	0.2265%
2021	107	2,378	0.1945%
2022	106	2,571	0.1949%

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Data via SSA.gov.

Names Like Samantha

If you like Samantha, you’ll love these other names like Samantha.

What names are diminutives of Samantha?

A diminutive is a name that’s like Samantha sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Samantha, but shorter.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Sam	Short for Samuel; Name of God	Hebrew
Samey		English
Sami
Sammee		English
Sammey		English
Sammie		English

What names are variants of Samantha?

Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Samantha.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Samentha		English
Sammantha		English
Semanntha		English
Semantha		English
Simantha		English
Symantha		English

What names sound like Samantha?

If you like how Samantha sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Samantha.

Name	Meaning	Origin	Popularity	Other Gender
Amantha	Created name	American
Samuela	God heard	Hebrew

Simonetta	Hear, listen	Hebrew
Simonette	Hear, listen	Hebrew

What names are similar to Samantha?

Find a name that’s like Samantha, but just a little bit different.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Andrea	Manly and virile	Greek
Ashley	Ash tree meadow	English
Bethany	House of figs	Hebrew
Elizabeth	God is my oath	Hebrew
Heather	“The maiden from the heath,” in allusion to the heather-covered wastelands in the British isles.	English
Jennifer	Fair magical being	English
Miranda	Admirable	Latin
Molly	Of the sea	English
Natalie	Christmas Day	French
Sarah	Princess	Hebrew

Lists With Samantha

Find inspiration in these baby girl name lists featuring the name Samantha.

Siblings of Samantha

Mamas with kids named Samantha also have kids with these names.

Name	Meaning	Origin
Brooke	Small stream	English
Breeanne	High, noble, exalted	Irish
Chase	Hunter	English

Audrey	Noble strength	English
Selina	The moon	Greek
Juanita	God is gracious	Spanish

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12 Comments

Shawnnah Sep 3 at 8:07 am

My husband picked it

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Nicole Jan 29 at 12:27 pm

This name kept popping into my mind while expecting my 4th child and second daughter. After a family vote, we all decided on Samantha–it’s timeless, classic and sophisticated yet still has a sweetness to it making it an excellent choice from infancy to adulthood. I love this name.

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- Tangela Miller Jun 15 at 12:20 am
  
  I love the name Samantha! That’s why I named my own daughter Samantha. Have you chosen a middle name? I gave my daughter Samantha the middle name of ‘Richelle. I’ve never met anyone with her middle name, nor have I seen it spelled with the ‘ accent mark at least not at the beginning of the name.
  Congratulations
  
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  - Samantha Michelle pingilley Jul 15 at 10:33 am
    
    That is so crazy because my middle name is Michelle Samantha’s a meaning name of God or like God and it’s the girl version of Samuel also Michelle is a girl version of Michael which means messenger of God and or like God just felt like sharing that with you also I hope your day is going well I’m sending a lot of love to you
    
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Gillyann Jun 21 at 3:30 pm

It’s a classic name and not crazy popular. I love the gender neutral shortened nickname as well.

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Jennifer Feb 10 at 9:27 am

Shes my heart

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Mama Jenna Aug 29 at 1:54 pm

My husband had a dream about the name and gender. He was right about the gender and we loved the name. We feel like she told us what she wants to be named and we went with it 🙂

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Jenny Aug 17 at 1:44 pm

I choose Samantha because God gave us the name. We prayed for over 8 years for a child. Samantha means God heard and middle name means God answered.

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CHRISTINE Aug 2 at 4:59 am

Hey mummy.so my baby is finally here. We decided to name her Samantha because of the meaning as well as the latter. Which means asked from God.and S for her dad name starts with an S and we are planning to have a flow of an S.

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Cassandra Jul 27 at 11:03 am

Was praying for twins a boy and girl and came about d name Samuel and samatha! Samuel I asked of the lord; Samantha; God heard me.
I had two boys and now I have a girl Samantha ie God heard me; God hearkened

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Todd Apr 23 at 1:01 pm

My wife & I both thought of Bewitched TV series & wrong liked the name Samantha.

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Arica Apr 13 at 11:55 am

I had a name that was constantly misspelled growing up so I wanted something recognizable and with a single way to spell it. I love the ease of the nickname, the gender neutral nickname and my older daughter sounds so cute saying it!

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