Girls name
Samantha
Samantha is a girls' name given to 590,725 girls in the United States since 1915, peaking in 1990 with 25,868 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of #1 among girls names in New York in 1997.
Which states favor Samantha
Samantha by state
Top states by all-time births named Samantha. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 80,251 | #81 (2025) |
| 2 | Texas | 47,146 | #118 (2025) |
| 3 | New York | 46,727 | #202 (2025) |
| 4 | Florida | 29,719 | #98 (2025) |
| 5 | Illinois | 28,290 | #119 (2025) |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | 26,228 | #226 (2025) |
| 7 | Ohio | 24,955 | #240 (2025) |
| 8 | Michigan | 21,648 | #258 (2025) |
| 9 | New Jersey | 21,376 | #95 (2025) |
| 10 | Massachusetts | 15,584 | #137 (2025) |
| 11 | North Carolina | 13,314 | #162 (2025) |
| 12 | Virginia | 13,237 | #115 (2025) |
| 13 | Indiana | 12,739 | #316 (2025) |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 12,590 | #245 (2025) |
| 15 | Georgia | 12,073 | #197 (2025) |
| 16 | Missouri | 11,781 | #287 (2025) |
| 17 | Minnesota | 11,605 | #340 (2025) |
| 18 | Washington | 11,319 | #136 (2025) |
| 19 | Arizona | 11,271 | #129 (2025) |
| 20 | Maryland | 10,061 | #78 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).