Sammantha
- Last seen for girls in 2019 at #10,473
- Peak · girls
- 1991 · 121 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,985since 1965
Sammantha over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Sammantha has never cracked the top 1,000 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | |
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| rank | births | |
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| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 |
| 2017 | #15,902 | 5 |
| 2016 | #12,876 | 7 |
| 2015 | #9,481 | 11 |
| 2014 | #7,636 | 15 |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 |
| 2012 | #6,341 | 20 |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 |
| 2009 | #4,482 | 33 |
| 2008 | #4,647 | 32 |
| 2007 | #4,944 | 29 |
| 2006 | #3,992 | 37 |
| 2005 | #3,461 | 43 |
| 2004 | #3,989 | 35 |
| 2003 | #3,187 | 46 |
| 2002 | #2,709 | 56 |
| 2001 | #2,663 | 56 |
| 2000 | #2,213 | 71 |
| 1999 | #1,786 | 89 |
| 1998 | #1,801 | 86 |
| 1997 | #1,741 | 88 |
| 1996 | #1,641 | 93 |
| 1995 | #1,576 | 96 |
| 1994 | #1,521 | 102 |
| 1993 | #1,397 | 116 |
| 1992 | #1,410 | 116 |
| 1991 | #1,352 | 121 |
| 1990 | #1,533 | 100 |
| 1989 | #1,532 | 93 |
| 1988 | #1,738 | 73 |
| 1987 | #2,098 | 52 |
| 1986 | #2,470 | 40 |
| 1985 | #4,126 | 19 |
| 1984 | #3,423 | 24 |
| 1983 | #3,555 | 22 |
| 1982 | #4,347 | 17 |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 |
| 1980 | #4,517 | 16 |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 |
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| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 |
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| 1973 | #8,423 | 5 |
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| 1971 | #6,006 | 8 |
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| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 |
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First appearance
1965
The first year at least five girls were named Sammantha! It came in at #5,817, and was given to 6 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1966–1970, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Sammantha is popular in 2025
No state had 5 or more girls named Sammantha in 2025, so the SSA doesn't publish it for any state.
See more about Sammantha
Momentum · girls
Faded out
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2019
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1965
- Peaked 1991 at #1,352 (121 births)
- Births halved by 2001, 10 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 15,496
- Highest: 1 in 15,496 girls born in 1991 were named Sammantha (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 186,485 girls born in 2019 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 50.7% of all girls named Sammantha (1,007) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6 | #5,817 (1965) | #5,817 |
| 1970s | 43 | #6,006 (1971) | #7,315 |
| 1980s | 365 | #1,532 (1989) | #3,461 |
| 1990s | 1,007 | #1,352 (1991) | #1,576 |
| 2000s | 438 | #2,213 (2000) | #3,629 |
| 2010s | 126 | #5,358 (2011) | #9,798 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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