Name Legacy

Sammantha

Recorded 1965–2019 · United States

Sammantha was most popular in 1991, when 121 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,269 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,985 people named Sammantha.

Most popular in1991
Rank that year#2,269
Births that year121
Total since 18801,985
Given to100% girls

Sammantha over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sammantha’s peak in 1991. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sammantha a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sammantha is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,985 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Sammantha is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org