How Many People Are Named Samanthia?
An estimated 451 people in the United States have the first name Samanthia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 44 years old, and Samanthia peaked in popularity in 1965 with 29 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samanthia as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samanthia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
451
About 1 in 759,987 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
44
years old
Peak Year
1965
29 births
Total Registered
492
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samanthia
Samanthia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 492 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samanthia as a female name
Ranked #17,593 in 2002
5 female births in 2002
Peak: 1965 (29 births)
Samanthia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samanthia span from the 1960s to the 2000s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 154 babies were registered. Samanthia has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samanthia by Decade
How has Samanthia tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samanthia by State
Birth registrations for Samanthia span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Florida, Georgia. The lowest are in Georgia, Florida, California. On average, about 6 Samanthias were registered per state.
Samanthia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samanthia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samanthia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samanthia?
We estimate approximately 451 people named Samanthia are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 759,987 Americans share this first name.
Is Samanthia a common name?
Samanthia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 83.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 492 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samanthia most popular?
Samanthia reached peak popularity in 1965, when 29 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samanthia is approximately 44 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samanthia a female name?
Samanthia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samanthia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samanthia Smith, Samanthia Johnson, Samanthia Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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