girl · english and hebrew
Samantha
say it suh-man-thuh
What Samantha means
- English and Hebrew 18th-century feminine of Samuel: name of God, God has heard debated
How popular it is
In the top 100 in 3 countries.
Its use is falling over the last ten years.
- no. 3 in the Philippines (2021)
- no. 8 in Venezuela (2011)
- no. 31 in Chile (2021)
- no. 118 in Ontario & Quebec (2020)
- no. 118 in the US (2024)
- no. 179 in Australia (2024)
- no. 272 in New Zealand (2023)
- no. 346 in Norway (2020)
In the United States it was most popular around 1990.
Other forms
Names with a similar meaning
Isabella Luna Grace Victoria Aurora Freya Iris Elizabeth Thea Elsie Isabelle Eliana
Samantha in stories
- Sex and the City: Samantha Jones, the confident publicist
- Bewitched: Samantha Stephens, the witch housewife