Samanta
sah-MAN-tah · 3 syllables
♀ Female ◎ Aramaic / Hebrew ◈ 3 syllables
"Listener, told by God, God heard"

From Aramaic / Hebrew

Listener, told by God, God heard Read more about the origin of this name below ↓

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Samanta at a glance
MeaningListener, told by God, God heard
OriginAramaic / Hebrew
GenderFemale
Syllables3
NumerologyLife Path 6
US Rank (today)#6378
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Origin & history of Samanta
1
Aramaic / Hebrew roots
Samanta comes from the Aramaic / Hebrew tradition, meaning Listener, told by God, God heard.
How popular is Samanta?
2005 peak year
Samanta first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1972. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2005, 98 babies received the name (ranked #1962). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #6378), with roughly 20 babies named Samanta each year. Samanta has been declining in recent years. In total, around 1,840 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations 1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
98 Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,962)
20 Avg. per year
(last decade)
200 Total registrations
last 10 years
1,840 All-time total
(since 1880)
Popularity in the US today (rank #6,378) Rare
↓ Declining in recent years
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Numerology of Samanta
6
Life path number
The Nurturer
Nurturing, love and responsibility.
❤️Nurturing
🏡Home-centred
⚖️Just
🌸Generous
S1
A1
M4
A1
N5
T2
A1
Sum: 15 → Life path 6
Personality of Samanta
❤️
Nurturing heart
They notice when someone is struggling before anyone else.
🏡
Creates warmth
Their circle is warmer for their presence.
⚖️
Strong morals
They know what's right and stand by it.
🌸
Quietly selfless
They give and give, often without realising how much.
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