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Samantha

“Possibly a feminine form of Samuel, or 'listener' (Aramaic)” — Hebrew or Aramaic (uncertain) origin

Girl's name · #151 in the US (2025) · 90s

Samantha has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #3 (1998) · 592,847 babies named Samantha all-time · 1 in 810 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: #2 in Philippines (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 48 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Samanthas

• Samantha Stosur — Australian tennis player (born 1984)
• Samantha Smith — American peace activist and child actress (1972–1985)
• Samantha Cristoforetti — Italian European Space Agency astronaut, former Italian Air Force pilot and engineer (1977)
• Samantha Fox — British singer
• Samantha Morton — British actress

In stories & tradition

• Samantha Carter — Stargate Atlantis · Stargate SG-1
• Samantha Jones — Sex and the City
• Samantha Mulder — The X-Files

What Samanthas become

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).

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