Samantha as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Samantha

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The baby name Samantha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sə-MAN-thə (IPA: /səˈmænθə/).

Samantha is Hebrew in Origin.

Gender: Female

Syllables: 3.0

Origin: Hebrew

Pronunciation: sə-MAN-thə (IPA: /səˈmænθə/)

What is the meaning of the name Samantha ?

The baby name Samantha is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced sə-MAN-thə (IPA: /səˈmænθə/).

Samantha is Hebrew in Origin.

Samantha is a modern English given name, probably coined in the United States in the 18th century. Most scholars read it as the feminine counterpart of Samuel (from Hebrew Shemu’el, “God has heard”), while the -antha ending may reflect influence from Greek anthos, “flower,” as in Anthea. For that reason, its meaning is commonly taken as “God has heard,” sometimes with a subtle floral association; the precise etymology remains debated.

The name appears in colonial records and gained recognition through Marietta Holley’s 19th‑century character Samantha Allen, then soared in the later 20th century after the TV series Bewitched introduced Samantha Stephens, cementing its use across the English‑speaking world. Diminutives and short forms include Sam, Sammie/Sammy, Sammi, Sami, and Mantha. Spelling and language variants include Samantha (English/French), Samanta (Italian, Spanish, Polish, Latvian), and the rare Sammantha; related forms include the seldom‑used Samuelle.

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Name	Last Name(s)	Mother	Mother famous for	Fame Level	Father	Father famous for	Fame Level
Samantha	Esmail	Emmy Rossum	television actor	★★★★★	Sam Esmail	film producer	★★★★★

Samantha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country	Gender	Year	Rank	Born	of
Ireland	Girls	2025	#1	—	874
Germany	Girls	2019	#1	—	436
JM	Girls	0	#7	715	7,507
BF		0	#10	1	188
HT		0	#11	2	399
SV	Girls	0	#18	1	458
BW		0	#19	1	960
ZA		0	#19	884	14,421
HT	Girls	0	#23	1	950
NA		0	#24	10	2,537
New Zealand	Girls	2010	#29	113	98
BI	Girls	0	#32	2	726
HT	Boys	0	#34	1	903
MV	Girls	0	#34	2	2,021
HN	Girls	0	#38	1	884
JM		0	#38	51	3,714
MT		0	#39	5	1,767
MO		0	#40	13	2,706
ZA	Girls	0	#40	7,900	25,928
CM		0	#52	5	2,592
LU		0	#55	12	2,830
PR		0	#55	1	1,497
CY		0	#57	4	1,632
PH		0	#59	38	5,607
MV	Boys	0	#66	12	3,375
JP		0	#67	11	4,057
PH	Girls	0	#68	510	13,098
IN		0	#71	1	2,963
AO		0	#77	1	2,729
CN		0	#78	9	3,857
BW	Girls	0	#79	77	4,216
SI		0	#80	1	1,612
TW		0	#83	18	4,523
RS		0	#84	1	923
QA		0	#89	12	7,011
BN	Girls	0	#92	15	5,459
KZ		0	#93	2	1,452
MT	Girls	0	#95	57	3,773
SG	Girls	0	#96	1,108	18,916
SG		0	#97	203	11,010
ID	Girls	0	#100	3	3,319
EC		0	#101	15	2,502
SD		0	#102	1	2,130
OM		0	#103	14	6,215
CY	Girls	0	#104	18	3,755
GE	Girls	0	#108	1	1,564
KW		0	#119	3	5,216
PA		0	#120	11	3,797
LU	Girls	0	#121	67	4,850
CR		0	#122	37	5,526
Norway	Girls	2025	#123	4	453
United States	Girls	2024	#125	2,221	8,487
NL	Girls	0	#125	3,208	5,933
GR		0	#128	8	3,911
Switzerland	Girls	2024	#129	7	1,786
CY	Boys	0	#130	2	3,473
NA	Girls	0	#131	98	7,146
MU		0	#132	6	3,613
IQ		0	#133	1	3,533
AE		0	#134	44	10,220
EC	Girls	0	#136	108	3,650
RS	Girls	0	#136	2	1,651
EE	Girls	0	#141	2	1,888
PR	Girls	0	#152	10	3,171
MY		0	#160	184	12,352
MO	Girls	0	#162	92	7,056
MX		0	#163	320	8,339
Sweden	Girls	2022	#171	9	1,568
SI	Girls	0	#172	6	2,769
MX	Girls	0	#175	5,504	17,781
QA	Girls	0	#176	143	15,378
HR		0	#179	3	2,081
MT	Boys	0	#179	1	4,064
CZ		0	#182	5	3,154
UY		0	#182	1	2,477
HK	Girls	0	#183	809	16,104
IT	Girls	0	#183	13,047	9,415
CR	Girls	0	#188	521	11,342
AR		0	#189	5	2,915
Belgium	Girls	2004	#191	25	405
DK		0	#192	12	5,198
RU		0	#192	3	3,641
TW	Girls	0	#194	85	8,139
Canada	Girls	2024	#195	92	2,795
LT	Girls	0	#195	6	1,904
AO	Girls	0	#198	12	4,575
Austria		0	#198	16	850
HK		0	#200	162	8,483
KW	Girls	0	#200	369	19,177
NL		0	#202	213	2,481
JP	Girls	0	#210	36	6,592
PL		0	#210	3	2,600
PS		0	#219	8	5,692
HU	Girls	0	#224	2	3,308
IR		0	#228	4	4,221
BG	Girls	0	#230	2	3,559
GR	Girls	0	#230	13	6,293
PT		0	#230	17	4,161
CN	Girls	0	#232	122	8,829
MO	Boys	0	#234	1	5,842
BD		0	#237	5	5,992
AE	Girls	0	#238	349	20,968
EC	Boys	0	#245	2	3,322
GH		0	#245	4	5,396
MU	Girls	0	#247	105	8,539
PE		0	#254	57	6,350
MY	Girls	0	#256	1,370	24,821
HR	Girls	0	#257	33	3,687
IL		0	#262	13	6,291
IT		0	#264	914	4,183
GT		0	#268	47	5,948
NG		0	#268	5	5,926
GR	Boys	0	#273	1	6,912
AF	Boys	0	#274	1	3,535
BR		0	#274	72	5,969
DK	Girls	0	#275	42	7,429
SA		0	#278	18	10,560
JM	Boys	0	#287	7	6,876
Canada	Boys	1998	#288	6	1,858
GT	Girls	0	#291	240	7,500
OM	Girls	0	#295	102	15,987
JP	Boys	0	#300	4	7,909
GH	Girls	0	#301	24	6,973
Austria	Girls	0	#302	122	1,885
AL	Boys	0	#303	1	5,122
JO	Girls	0	#303	23	7,570
Germany	Girls	0	#307	906	4,949
CO	Girls	0	#310	2,133	16,140
PA	Girls	0	#310	177	9,861
CZ	Girls	0	#311	31	5,378
KZ	Girls	0	#330	3	5,862
CN	Boys	0	#331	1	9,639
PL	Girls	0	#335	20	5,096
SD	Girls	0	#336	10	7,678
BD	Girls	0	#338	49	8,413
CM	Girls	0	#338	212	11,671
PL	Boys	0	#340	1	6,459
BO		0	#353	29	6,868
PH	Boys	0	#358	26	11,440
PT	Girls	0	#358	95	7,952
GH	Boys	0	#361	1	8,138
PE	Girls	0	#362	1,054	14,861
JO	Boys	0	#363	15	7,057
CL		0	#367	45	6,867
Finland	Girls	0	#368	24	1,368
MU	Boys	0	#368	2	8,477
Germany		0	#375	63	2,542
France	Girls	2021	#376	30	3,185
PT	Boys	0	#381	1	7,951
BR	Girls	0	#383	962	12,708
Spain		0	#384	69	2,326
YE		0	#395	4	8,639
EG		0	#406	7	6,387
CO		0	#408	73	7,768
UY	Boys	0	#413	1	5,922
Spain	Girls	0	#429	804	5,561
CL	Girls	0	#430	552	14,098
RU	Girls	0	#440	59	11,913
BO	Girls	0	#454	164	9,488
SD	Boys	0	#465	2	10,523
BH		0	#469	85	17,937
PS	Girls	0	#475	49	10,981
UY	Girls	0	#478	33	6,731
AR	Boys	0	#481	3	7,628
SA	Girls	0	#487	489	25,931
IQ	Girls	0	#493	12	11,303
GT	Boys	0	#496	4	7,625
IR	Girls	0	#498	33	8,334
PA	Boys	0	#499	7	9,305
CR	Boys	0	#508	3	10,188
QA	Boys	0	#508	201	18,093
LY		0	#520	16	12,703
NG	Girls	0	#520	295	15,093
AR	Girls	0	#523	77	8,289
IL	Girls	0	#543	75	11,648
HK	Boys	0	#550	8	12,905
PS	Boys	0	#556	6	10,655
CM	Boys	0	#568	8	12,054
IN	Girls	0	#572	60	13,121
LB		0	#579	80	13,263
KW	Boys	0	#583	188	18,755
BD	Boys	0	#600	6	10,045
BO	Boys	0	#617	6	9,244
IL	Boys	0	#617	9	10,983
Finland	Girls	2026	#633	106	3,895
SG	Boys	0	#688	10	17,960
IQ	Boys	0	#692	6	13,071
CL	Boys	0	#695	6	13,390
SY		0	#715	14	11,684
BR	Boys	0	#741	11	12,213
TN		0	#791	39	13,765
OM	Boys	0	#835	47	17,948
CO	Boys	0	#862	59	15,656
PE	Boys	0	#866	13	14,506
United States	Boys	2017	#881	5	7,410
EG	Girls	0	#890	70	14,742
EG	Boys	0	#920	6	15,035
MX	Boys	0	#920	63	16,355
Spain	Boys	0	#921	10	5,610
NL	Boys	0	#932	20	5,873
AE	Boys	0	#941	152	22,615
IN	Boys	0	#989	13	16,750
NG	Boys	0	#994	8	16,906
MA		0	#1,045	84	20,986
ZA	Boys	0	#1,051	128	25,619
MY	Boys	0	#1,091	21	25,439
DZ		0	#1,112	65	20,130
TR		0	#1,174	38	19,440
IT	Boys	0	#1,183	290	10,046
SA	Boys	0	#1,301	315	28,008

Samantha is popular in 95 countries — most recent births per country:

Ireland

France

Scotland, United Kingdom

Norway

Canada

Switzerland

Sweden

United States

New South Wales, Australia

Wallonia, Belgium

New York City (Hispanic), United States

Belgium

New York City (White, non-Hispanic), United States

Brussels, Belgium

Flanders, Belgium

Germany

England & Wales, United Kingdom

New York City (Asian & Pacific Islander), United States

New Zealand

New York City (Black, non-Hispanic), United States

Austria

Germany

Spain

Finland

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