Samantha is a charming and popular feminine given name of Latin origin, derived from the Late Latin word 'samantia', meaning 'listening'. It gained prominence during the mid-20th century and has since been widely used across many English-speaking countries.
The name Samantha experienced a brief peak in popularity with 9 births in 1988, but it quickly declined to 6 births each in the following two years, 1989 and 1990. After a gap of three years, there were 5 more births named Samantha in 1993. In total, over these five years, there were 26 babies named Samantha.