SAMANTHA is ranked as the 474th most popular given name in the United States with an
estimated population of 121,390.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the first names are more popular.
There are 38.07 people named SAMANTHA for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's
(SSA)
Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SAMANTHA is 542,759.
The SSA data also shows that SAMANTHA is used as a girl's name 100% of the time.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SAMANTHA is
74.5% White,
8.3% Hispanic origin,
12.1% Black,
2.8% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name SAMANTHA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SAMANTHA is included in the following name categories:
US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
English feminine given name
Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SAMANTHA
The state with the most people named
SAMANTHA is
California where
13,481 people have this name.
Maine is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SAMANTHA, as
163.12 in every 100,000
Mainers
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Maine is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Idaho
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SAMANTHA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
2,504
19.44
98.8%
Indiana
1,709
25.9
98.2%
Iowa
1,269
40.86
98.3%
Kansas
738
25.43
96.2%
Michigan
4,110
41.47
99.4%
Minnesota
2,160
39.58
98.9%
Missouri
864
28.86
97.1%
Nebraska
289
15.36
93.6%
North Dakota
129
17.4
86.9%
Ohio
2,771
23.9
98.7%
South Dakota
168
19.69
88.4%
Wisconsin
2,419
42.02
98.9%
West States
State stats for the first name SAMANTHA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
239
32.43
90.4%
Arizona
1,514
22.5
97.7%
California
13,481
34.74
99.6%
Colorado
1,303
24.34
97.7%
Hawaii
891
62.77
98.4%
Idaho
219
13.38
92.1%
Montana
149
14.56
88.9%
Nevada
642
22.61
96.5%
New Mexico
424
20.31
93.9%
Oregon
731
18.4
96.8%
Utah
480
16.32
95.2%
Washington
2,748
38.91
99.1%
Wyoming
140
23.94
88.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SAMANTHA
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
4,153
115.47
99.3%
Maine
2,170
163.12
98.3%
Massachusetts
7,894
117.03
99.4%
New Hampshire
2,158
162.67
98.4%
New Jersey
8,788
98.32
99.5%
New York
9,157
46.38
99.6%
Pennsylvania
2,831
22.14
98.8%
Rhode Island
1,422
134.75
98.5%
Vermont
274
43.79
95.2%
South States
State stats for the first name SAMANTHA
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SAMANTHA as a first name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named SAMANTHA.
The most popular full name is SAMANTHA Smith.
1.10% of all the people named SAMANTHA
have this family name.
There are 12717 last
names associated with this first name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SAMANTHA