Girl name English origin Christian tradition

Samantha

sə-MAN-thə · 8 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Listener or told by God, possibly feminine of Samuel
Language
English
Culture
English;Aramaic
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
classic · biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#127
2024 births2,221
Peak year1990
First appeared1880
Total US births590,854
1990 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SamSammySami
Alternate spellings
SamannthaSamanatha
In other languages
Samanta (Italian)Samanthe (French)

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