Given name & surname

Samata

Samata is used as a given name and a surname.

Meaning & origin

A reliable meaning for Samata isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.

The story

Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1981. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.

From dated birth records

Samata through the years

Babies since 1880
5
0 boys · 5 girls
Most popular year
1981
5 babies
2025
0
Outside the ranked list
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
012320002025Highest share 19810.0
Samata in U.S. Social Security birth records, 1981–2025, per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.

By the numbers

The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 1981. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.

From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.

Samata’s family of names

In English usage, Samata has a related form in Samatha. In Greek usage, Samata as a surname is a transliteration of Σαματά.

Walk Samata’s family in the name graph

SamataΣαματάSamatha

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Samata, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

French · Mythological

Salina

“one of a solemn, dignified character”

28RareSteady

>99% girls

 

Jacinta

“resembling a hyacinth” · “resembling the hyacinth”

27RareSteady

>99% girls

Latin

Amity

“a dear friendship”

28RareRising

>99% girls

Greek · Nature

Adria

“man from Hadria” · “a man from Hadria”

33RareSteady

>99% girls

Hebrew · Nickname-names

Susannah

“resembling a graceful white lily”

35RareEasing

>99% girls

African

Fanta

“born on a beautiful day”

26RareSteady

>99% girls

Irish · Celtic

Siobhan

“God is gracious” · “a gift from God”

38RareRising fast

>99% girls

Sibling ideas

Names that share Samata’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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