How Many People Are Named Sammantha?
An estimated 1,920 people in the United States have the first name Sammantha. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Sammantha peaked in popularity in 1991 with 121 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sammantha 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 Sammantha paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,920
About 1 in 178,518 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1991
121 births
Total Registered
1,985
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sammantha
Sammantha is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,985 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sammantha as a female name
Ranked #11,230 in 2019
9 female births in 2019
Peak: 1991 (121 births)
Sammantha: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sammantha span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,007 babies were registered. Sammantha has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sammantha by Decade
How has Sammantha 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.
Sammantha by State
Birth registrations for Sammantha span all 14 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Washington. The lowest are in Missouri, Massachusetts, Colorado. On average, about 52 Sammanthas were registered per state.
Sammantha + Last Name Combinations
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Sammantha: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sammantha?
We estimate approximately 1,920 people named Sammantha 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 178,518 Americans share this first name.
Is Sammantha a common name?
Sammantha is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,985 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sammantha most popular?
Sammantha reached peak popularity in 1991, when 121 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sammantha is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sammantha a female name?
Sammantha is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sammantha Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sammantha Smith, Sammantha Johnson, Sammantha 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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