Is Samantha a boy or girl name?
Samantha is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 2,221 girls and 0 boys were named Samantha, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 592,059 US babies named Samantha were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #127
- Babies named Samantha since 1880
- 592,059
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 25,926 babies
Boys and girls named Samantha, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 159 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 174 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 135 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 181 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 186 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 175 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 292 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 486 | 100% |
| 1960s | 24 | 11,029 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 121 | 28,913 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 454 | 121,126 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 361 | 224,020 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 184 | 134,310 | 99.9% |
| 2010s | 61 | 56,922 | 99.9% |
| 2020s | 0 | 12,746 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 2,221 | #127 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 2,368 | #114 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 2,603 | #106 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 2,599 | #106 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 2,955 | #90 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 3,369 | #80 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 3,923 | #61 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,887 | 4,332 | #54 |
| 2016 | 5 | #13,841 | 4,955 | #44 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,421 | 5,347 | #40 |
| 2014 | 12 | #6,976 | 5,735 | #33 |
| 2013 | 7 | #10,522 | 6,516 | #29 |
| 2012 | 8 | #9,548 | 6,937 | #26 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 7,398 | #17 |
| 2010 | 17 | #5,431 | 8,410 | #15 |
| 2009 | 17 | #5,506 | 9,667 | #14 |
| 2008 | 14 | #6,339 | 11,190 | #11 |
| 2007 | 7 | #10,689 | 11,883 | #12 |
| 2006 | 18 | #5,030 | 12,470 | #10 |
| 2005 | 17 | #4,993 | 13,642 | #8 |
| 2004 | 39 | #2,733 | 13,787 | #9 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,185 | 13,869 | #10 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,760 | 14,671 | #9 |
| 2001 | 16 | #4,850 | 15,867 | #7 |
| 2000 | 21 | #3,888 | 17,264 | #7 |
| 1999 | 35 | #2,549 | 19,043 | #5 |
| 1998 | 28 | #2,916 | 20,194 | #3 |
| 1997 | 19 | #3,708 | 20,170 | #6 |
| 1996 | 35 | #2,327 | 20,551 | #5 |
| 1995 | 34 | #2,338 | 21,645 | #4 |
| 1994 | 31 | #2,487 | 22,824 | #4 |
| 1993 | 34 | #2,284 | 23,668 | #4 |
| 1992 | 38 | #2,078 | 24,409 | #6 |
| 1991 | 49 | #1,695 | 25,648 | #5 |
| 1990 | 58 | #1,498 | 25,868 | #5 |
| 1989 | 120 | #930 | 24,792 | #6 |
| 1988 | 71 | #1,214 | 20,700 | #8 |
| 1987 | 71 | #1,138 | 17,944 | #11 |
| 1986 | 54 | #1,343 | 14,092 | #21 |
| 1985 | 33 | #1,830 | 10,658 | #29 |
| 1984 | 23 | #2,277 | 8,038 | #39 |
| 1983 | 32 | #1,784 | 7,704 | #40 |
| 1982 | 22 | #2,325 | 6,768 | #44 |
| 1981 | 16 | #2,874 | 5,517 | #51 |
| 1980 | 12 | #3,577 | 4,913 | #58 |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,878 | 4,462 | #66 |
| 1978 | 18 | #2,548 | 3,888 | #74 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,022 | 3,286 | #85 |
| 1976 | 15 | #2,800 | 3,348 | #85 |
| 1975 | 12 | #3,203 | 2,834 | #101 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,090 | 2,251 | #128 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,412 | 2,119 | #135 |
| 1972 | 7 | #4,363 | 2,221 | #137 |
| 1971 | 15 | #2,534 | 2,209 | #144 |
| 1970 | 9 | #3,480 | 2,295 | #149 |
| 1969 | 10 | #3,031 | 2,422 | #140 |
| 1968 | 6 | #4,060 | 2,335 | #136 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 1,805 | #176 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 1,793 | #182 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,202 | 1,961 | #179 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 415 | #474 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,316 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 74 | #1,292 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,318 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,216 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,004 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 109 | #998 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,773 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,046 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,095 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,937 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,821 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,575 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,553 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,596 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,405 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,471 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,784 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,553 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,476 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,737 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,655 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,751 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,871 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,888 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,628 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,620 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,735 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,654 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,163 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,138 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,110 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,947 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,403 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,407 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,485 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,022 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,512 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,108 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,497 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,889 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,608 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,612 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,661 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,736 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,191 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,644 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,792 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,732 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,477 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,749 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,211 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,226 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,613 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,459 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,191 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 16 | #984 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,093 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 12 | #1,154 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,461 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,043 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 15 | #932 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 16 | #852 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 27 | #701 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 15 | #867 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 21 | #743 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 13 | #926 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 18 | #785 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 16 | #814 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 16 | #779 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 20 | #656 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 20 | #661 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 20 | #606 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 15 | #720 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 14 | #718 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #608 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 16 | #583 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 13 | #654 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 17 | #538 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 16 | #538 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 17 | #479 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 15 | #490 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 12 | #501 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 21 | #365 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Samantha reached #930 in 1989. As a girl name, it reached #3 in 1998. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Samantha
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.