👧 Girl Name Hebrew · English

Samantha

Pronunciation /sam-ANTH-a/

Approximate guide — tap 🔊 US / CA above to hear it (American / Canadian English).

“heard by God”

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Meaning of Samantha

Samantha is a girl name of English origin, popular among Hebrew families. It means “God has heard”.

📊 Name Insights

Popularity
87/100
Modern Style
50/100
Uniqueness
13/100
Pronunciation
76/100

🏆 Official Popularity

Government birth-registration rankings for Samantha.

🇺🇸
USA · SSA
#85
in 2025

Sources: SSA (USA), ONS (England & Wales), NRS (Scotland). A missing source simply means Samantha wasn't ranked there that year.

📈 Samantha Popularity Graph

🇺🇸 USA · rank by year (#1 = most popular)

#85#87#882015201920232026
Status
Moderately Popular
Direction
→ Stable
2026 Rank
#85

✅ Based on official year-by-year ranking data.

🎨 Nicknames for Samantha

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Sam Sama Samy Samanth Samant

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📋 Key Info

Meaningheard by God
OriginHebrew
GenderGirl Name
Popularity87/100

📈 Name Statistics

Short Meaningheard by God
First Name LetterS
Total Letters8
Syllables3
Gender Group👧 Girl
Heritage OriginHebrew
Dialect BaseEnglish
Registry Popularity87/100

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