as a First Name
Of problematic and much debated origin. It arose in the United States at the end of the 18th century, possibly as a combination of Sam (from Samuel) + a newly coined feminine suffix -antha (perhaps suggested by Anthea).
| 228th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Hundreds of thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 269,429
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 527,513
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- Kentucky
- has the most people named Samantha per capita
- 1991
- marked the height of its popularity
99.95%
0.05%
0.01%
55+
55+
10%
30-54
30-54
43%
13-29
13-29
47%
0-12
0-12
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