Samantha
Featured in baby name books
Samantha is generally seen as a feminine Samuel, possibly blended with Anthea, carrying meanings like “told by God” or “his name is God.” Other books trace Samantha to Aramaic, meaning “listener” or “one who listens well.” The name had faded until the 1960s sitcom Bewitched and its nose-twitching witch Samantha made it a hit in both the U.S. and Britain. In Stargate SG-1, Samantha “Sam” Carter is an astrophysicist and Air Force officer who helps make first contact with alien worlds.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, The Best Baby Names for Girls, Numerology for Baby Names, Sci-Fi Baby Names
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Usage of Samantha in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Samantha against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Samantha is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Samantha in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,973 girls were named Samantha, making it the #151 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 592,847 girls have been named Samantha, with the most (25,868) in 1990. It is most common, relative to births, in Washington, D.C., Delaware and Maryland.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
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Towns named Samantha
There are 7 towns and villages with Samantha in their name, in 3 countries.
🇮🇳 India 3🇺🇸 United States 3🇲🇽 Mexico 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Granja Samantha | Chihuahua, 🇲🇽 Mexico | – | Map |
| Samantha | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Samantha | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Samantha | Uttar Pradesh, 🇮🇳 India | – | Map |
| Samantha | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Samantha | Ohio, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Samantha Park | Florida, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Samantha songs
11 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Samantha in their title. The best known:
- Lady Samantha – Elton John (1969)
- Samantha – Kaela Kimura (2007)
- Death of Samantha – Yoko Ono (1973)
- Samantha – Margaret Berger (2006)
- Sweet Talk (Samantha Jade song) – Samantha Jade (2014)
- Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha
- I Love You, Samantha – Bing Crosby (1955)
- Lady Samantha / All Across the Havens – Elton John (1969)
- Samantha – Hole
- Samantha – Dave (2017)
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Samantha
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Samantha.
Samantha Barks
Samantha Bee
Samantha Bentley
Samantha Brown
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Fictional characters named Samantha
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Samantha as a pet name
FurryName has found 622 dogs named Samantha in public pet registers, making it the #370 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (366), Richmond (3), Burlington (1). Samantha as a dog name →
FurryName has found 33 cats named Samantha in public pet registers, making it the #199 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (20), Tacoma (3), Richmond (1). Samantha as a cat name →
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