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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.

Samantha has the following similar or variant Names

Famous people with the name Samantha

Samantha Fox Musician · Born 1966 · United Kingdom Samantha Fox is best known as an English pop singer and former glamour model. Born in North London, she became widely known for songs like "Touch Me (I Want Your Body)," "Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)," and "I Only Wanna Be with You," and has also appeared on reality TV and worked as a presenter and actress. Samantha Morton Actor · Born 1977 · United Kingdom Samantha Morton is an English actress best known for her acclaimed work in independent and period dramas, especially films like Sweet and Lowdown, In America, and Minority Report. She has won major honors including two BAFTAs and a Golden Globe, and has also been nominated for two Academy Awards and a Primetime Emmy. Samantha Ruth Prabhu Actor · Born 1987 · India Samantha Ruth Prabhu is best known as one of the biggest stars in Telugu and Tamil cinema. Born on 28 April 1987, she is an Indian actress celebrated for films like Ye Maaya Chesave, Eega, and Mahanati, and she has won several major honors including four Filmfare Awards South.
Samantha Eggar Actor · Born 1939 · United Kingdom Samantha Eggar was an English actress best known for her acclaimed starring role in The Collector (1965), which brought her a Golden Globe, a Cannes award, and an Oscar nomination for Best Actress. She began in Shakespearean theatre and went on to build a notable screen career. Samantha Barks Actor · Born 1990 · United Kingdom Samantha Barks is a British actress and singer best known for finishing third on I'd Do Anything in 2008 and for her stage and screen work. She has also released the albums Looking in Your Eyes, Samantha Barks, and Into the Unknown. Samantha Bee Actor · Born 1969 · Canada Samantha Bee is a Canadian-American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actress, and TV host best known for her work on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. She became the show's longest-serving regular correspondent and later built a high-profile career in political comedy.

Celebrity babies named Samantha

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

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People also ask about Samantha

Samantha is predominantly a girl's name.
Samantha is a 3 syllable name, pronounced sə-MAN-thə (IPA: /səˈmænθə/).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Sam, Sammy, Sammie, Samantha, Samanta and Samanthia.
Across languages, Samantha has these equivalents: Samuel (male equivalent), Sam (unisex diminutive), Samanta (Spanish/Italian), Samantha (used across many languages).
Yes, very popular — Samantha ranked #1 in Ireland in 2025, and appears in official birth registries across 13 countries.
Samantha ranks highest in Ireland (#1 in 2025).
Samantha's popularity is holding steady. It moved from #1 in 2015 to #1 in 2025 in Ireland.
Yes — 16 notable people named Samantha are in our database, including Samantha Fox (Musician), Samantha Morton (Actor), Samantha Ruth Prabhu (Actor).
Yes — at least 1 celebrity couple has chosen Samantha for their child, including Emmy Rossum and Sam Esmail.