Samatha is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Samatha means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Samatha across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Samatha has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Samatha is a girl name of Aramaic origin meaning “variant of Samantha, listener”. A respelling of Samantha, a feminine form linked to Samuel.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 4,202 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Samatha per year, United States (1964 to 2018). United States peaked in 1989 (248/yr).
Samatha is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1989, when it ranked #1,397 nationally (given to 248 babies that year).
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