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Samanta

100% girls · 21 born in 2025

Samanta has been given to about 1,862 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2005, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,842
Median age today22 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Samanta per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2005 · 98
  • Born in 202521
  • All time1,862
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Samanta?

Its best year was 2005, when 98 babies were given the name, ranking 1962nd. The typical living American called Samanta is about 22 years old today. It is relatively most common in Texas, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Samanta

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Samantha0.85
  2. Savanna0.73
  3. Samara0.73
  4. Shanta0.74
  5. Santa0.74
  6. Savana0.73
  7. Samatha0.73
  8. Samaria0.69

Middle names for Samanta

Ranked by flow score
  1. Samanta Rose0.85
  2. Samanta Louise0.85
  3. Samanta June0.84
  4. Samanta Pearl0.84
  5. Samanta Quinn0.84
  6. Samanta Nell0.84

Sibling names for Samanta

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hallesister · 0.85
  2. Paulinasister · 0.85
  3. Tracebrother · 0.84
  4. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  5. Palomasister · 0.84
  6. Nikolasbrother · 0.83

Where Samanta is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Samanta White0.80
  2. Samanta Reyes0.80
  3. Samanta Nguyen0.80
  4. Samanta Moore0.80
  5. Samanta Lee0.80
  6. Samanta Hill0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Samanta

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Samanta across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.