The baby name Samantha appears in baby name data for the United States from 1915 to 2024. It was most popular in 1991 with 31,435 babies given the name.
In the later years of this period, Samantha has become more popular compared with earlier years.
| Year | Count |
|---|---|
| 1915 | 12 |
| 1919 | 15 |
| 1920 | 15 |
| 1933 | 5 |
| 1935 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1948 | 11 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1953 | 6 |
| 1954 | 14 |
| 1958 | 42 |
| 1959 | 62 |
| 1960 | 23 |
| 1961 | 45 |
| 1962 | 26 |
| 1963 | 45 |
| 1964 | 402 |
| 1965 | 2,253 |
| 1966 | 2,054 |
| 1967 | 2,081 |
| 1968 | 2,800 |
| 1969 | 2,808 |
| 1970 | 2,771 |
| 1971 | 2,633 |
| 1972 | 2,584 |
| 1973 | 2,442 |
| 1974 | 2,639 |
| 1975 | 3,320 |
| 1976 | 4,046 |
| 1977 | 4,154 |
| 1978 | 5,000 |
| 1979 | 5,658 |
| 1980 | 5,932 |
| 1981 | 6,543 |
| 1982 | 7,820 |
| 1983 | 8,912 |
| 1984 | 9,305 |
| 1985 | 12,422 |
| 1986 | 17,159 |
| 1986 | 10 |
| 1987 | 22,641 |
| 1987 | 10 |
| 1988 | 25,641 |
| 1988 | 11 |
| 1989 | 30,827 |
| 1989 | 69 |
| 1990 | 29,196 |
| 1990 | 11 |
| 1991 | 31,435 |
| 1991 | 14 |
| 1992 | 28,327 |
| 1993 | 25,850 |
| 1994 | 26,379 |
| 1995 | 23,830 |
| 1995 | 5 |
| 1996 | 22,521 |
| 1996 | 6 |
| 1997 | 22,479 |
| 1998 | 23,707 |
| 1999 | 18,677 |
| 1999 | 6 |
| 2000 | 18,051 |
| 2001 | 15,334 |
| 2002 | 13,932 |
| 2003 | 12,836 |
| 2004 | 16,345 |
| 2004 | 50 |
| 2005 | 16,164 |
| 2006 | 14,681 |
| 2007 | 13,000 |
| 2008 | 11,249 |
| 2009 | 9,189 |
| 2010 | 7,880 |
| 2011 | 7,587 |
| 2012 | 7,147 |
| 2013 | 5,970 |
| 2014 | 5,200 |
| 2015 | 5,414 |
| 2016 | 5,737 |
| 2017 | 4,910 |
| 2018 | 4,216 |
| 2019 | 3,435 |
| 2020 | 2,834 |
| 2021 | 2,766 |
| 2022 | 2,817 |
| 2023 | 2,595 |
| 2024 | 2,446 |