🔥Samantha

Hebrew, feminization of Samuel

"told by God"

Samantha Origin and Meaning

The name Samantha is a girl's name of Hebrew origin meaning "told by God".

The origins of Samantha are not entirely clear, although it is commonly thought to be a feminization of Samuel with the suffix derived from the Greek anthos, meaning "flower." Samantha has been in English-speaking use since the eighteenth century, particularly in the American South, and drew attention via Grace Kelly's Tracy Samantha Lord character in High Society, featuring the song "I love you, Samantha."

Though still a lovely name, Samantha is finally beginning to fade after years of widespread use. The modern-day popularity of Samantha was originally inspired by the nose-twitching heroine of TV's Bewitched. It was revitalized by the sensual Kim Cattrell character on Sex and the City.

Some of today's parents may well go directly to nickname Sam, or consider an alternative like Samara.

Samantha Rank in US Top 1000

# 114 in the US

Samantha Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 410 on Nameberry

Samantha Popularity

• 114 US 2023
• 410 Nameberry 2024
• 693 England 2023
• 74 Australia 2014
• 84 New Zealand 2015
• 318 Germany 2016
• 19 Mexico 2021
• 27 Chile 2021

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Famous People Named Samantha

• Samantha Munro Canadian actress
• Samantha "Sammi" Jo Doll American musician
• Samantha Zoe Womack English singer/actress
• Samantha Karen "Sam" Fox English pop singer
• Samantha Jane Power former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N.
• Samantha Browne Walters, American actress
• Samantha Ruth Prabhu Indian actress
• Samantha Arsenault American Olympic swimmer
• Samantha Jane Morton English actress
• Samantha Jade Gibbs Australian singer and actress
• Samantha Jane Barks British actress
• Samantha Jane "Sam" Stosur Australian tennis player
• Samantha Scarlett Knight sister of actor Sterling Knight
• Samantha "Sammi Sweetheart" Giancola American reality TV personality ("Jersey Shore")
• Samantha Bee Canadian,American political comedian
• Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba Irish singer
• Samantha Bennington ex,wife of former Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington
• Samantha Smith British tennis player
• Samantha Sainte Claire Ponder, American TV sportscaster
• Samantha Louise Hall aka Goldierocks British DJ
• Samantha Judith Ronson American DJ
• Samantha Reed Smith American actress and peace activist
• Samantha Busch wife of NASCAR driver Kyle Busch
• Samantha June "Sam" Mewis American soccer player
• Samantha May "Sam" Kerr Australian soccer player
• Samantha Ann "Sam" Quek English Olympic hockey player
• Samantha Gibb (b. 1980) daughter of singer Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees
• Samantha Ella Bain (b. 1981) daughter of bassist Jimmy Bain of Rainbow and Dio
• Samantha Anderson (b. 1982) daughter of actress Conchata Ferrell and Arnie Anderson
• Samantha Southall (b. 1987) daughter of footballer Neville Southall
• Samantha Mozes (b. 1996) daughter of actress Cynthia Nixon and Danny Mozes
• Samantha Lee Martin (b. 2002) daughter of actress Lauralee Bell and Scott Martin
• Samantha Michelle Robinson (b. 2011) son of actor Bumper Robinson
• Samantha Riggs (b. 2012) daughter of singer Margareta Svensson and Seth Riggs
• Samantha Rae "Sam" Simpson (b. 2013) daughter of pair skater Jamie Salé and ice hockey player Craig Simpson
• Samantha Faith "Sam" Rogers (b. 2016) daughter of singer and TV personality Matt Rogers

Samantha in Pop Culture

• Samantha Jones character on TV's "Sex and the City"
• Samantha "Sam" Stevens character on TV's "Bewitched"
• Samantha "Sam" Manson character in animated series "Danny Phantom"
• Samantha Spade character on TV's "Without a Trace"
• Samantha "Sam" McCall Morgan character on American soap "General Hospital"
• Samantha Parkington character in the "American Girl" series
• Samantha "Sam" Puckett character from "iCarly"
• Samantha "Sammi" Caldone character in TV movie "Cyberbully"
• Samantha "Sam" Kingston character from "Before I Fall" by Lauren Oliver
• Semanthe character in Sir John Suckling's play "Aglaura" (1637)
• Samantha Carter character on TV's "Stargate"
• Samantha Micelli character on TV series "Who's the Boss?"
• Samantha Darko character in movie "Donnie Darko"
• Samantha "Sam" Montgomery main character in movie "A Cinderella Story"
• Samantha "Sam" Baker main character in "Sixteen Candles"
• Samantha "Art3mis" Cook character in book and movie "Ready Player One"
• Samantha character in Barbara Cartland's book "Say Yes, Samantha"
• Samantha "Sam" Walker (Davis) minor character in "One Tree Hill"
• Samantha "Root" Groves character from TV show "Person of Interest"
• Samantha OS system voiced by Scarlett Johansson in the movie "Her"
• Samantha Louise "Lou" Fleming character on Canadian TV series "Heartland"
• Samantha Gilbert character on TV's "The Vampire Diaries"
• "The Secret Life of Samantha McGregor " novel by Melody Carlson
• Samantha "Sam" Giddings character in video game "Until Dawn"
• Samantha "Sam" Askew character in "The Saddle Club"
• Samantha "Sam" Borgens character from movie "Stuck in Love"
• Samantha Clayton character on TV's "Arrow"
• Samantha Mulder character from TV's "The X,Files"
• Samantha "Sam" Arias AKA Reign from TV's "Supergirl"
• Samantha "Sam" Leslie Jackson character in the 2015 comedy film "Ted 2"
• Samantha “The Cat” character in the animated series “Infinity Train”