Given name
Sammantha
“one who listens well”
Sammantha is a variant of Samantha. One Aramaic interpretation is “one who listens well.” Its derivation is not certain.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sammantha is a variant of Samantha. One Aramaic interpretation is “one who listens well.” Its derivation is not certain.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sammantha is a variant of Samantha. A possible origin is Aramaic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1965. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sammantha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,985
- 0 boys · 1,985 girls
- Most popular year
- 1991
- 121 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2019. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 121 in 1991. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,645 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sammantha’s family of names
Sammantha has a related form in Samantha.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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