How Many People Are Named Samatha?
An estimated 3,960 people in the United States have the first name Samatha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Samatha peaked in popularity in 1989 with 248 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samatha 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 Samatha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
3,960
About 1 in 86,554 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1989
248 births
Total Registered
4,202
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samatha
Samatha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 4,202 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samatha as a female name
Ranked #17,701 in 2018
5 female births in 2018
Peak: 1989 (248 births)
Samatha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samatha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 1,609 babies were registered. Samatha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samatha by Decade
How has Samatha 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.
Samatha by State
Birth registrations for Samatha span all 33 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico. On average, about 64 Samathas were registered per state.
Samatha + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samatha as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Samatha
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Samatha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samatha?
We estimate approximately 3,960 people named Samatha 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 86,554 Americans share this first name.
Is Samatha a common name?
Samatha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 4,202 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samatha most popular?
Samatha reached peak popularity in 1989, when 248 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samatha is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samatha a female name?
Samatha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samatha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samatha Smith, Samatha Johnson, Samatha 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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