Over the past 110 years, 575 977 girls and 287 boys have been named Samantha. The name Samantha ranks 45th in the United States among the most common names for girls. For the first time more than ten times newborns were named Samantha in 1915. The peak of popularity of the name Samantha came in the 1990s and 2000s. You can see absolute numbers and relative numbers on the chart. Indicators per 100K more accurately assess the popularity of the name.