Samantha
Girl8 letters
#885
in Ireland (2025)
#850 with spellings combined
3
babies in 2025
#33
best rank (1986)
3,485
babies since 1966
Down 559
10-year rank change
Samantha through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #850 |
| 2024 | 5 | #618 |
| 2023 | 11 | #335 |
| 2022 | 8 | #453 |
| 2021 | 13 | #324 |
| 2020 | 7 | #485 |
| 2019 | 9 | #419 |
| 2018 | 13 | #333 |
| 2017 | 17 | #272 |
| 2016 | 10 | #422 |
| 2015 | 17 | #291 |
| 2014 | 15 | #321 |
| 2013 | 28 | #201 |
| 2012 | 20 | #251 |
| 2011 | 17 | #299 |
| 2010 | 22 | #245 |
| 2009 | 32 | #190 |
| 2008 | 35 | #170 |
| 2007 | 17 | #267 |
| 2006 | 20 | #220 |
| 2005 | 35 | #135 |
| 2004 | 29 | #153 |
| 2003 | 31 | #143 |
| 2002 | 36 | #123 |
| 2001 | 37 | #120 |
| 2000 | 31 | #132 |
| 1999 | 39 | #102 |
| 1998 | 30 | #127 |
| 1997 | 75 | #73 |
| 1996 | 69 | #72 |
| 1995 | 88 | #61 |
| 1994 | 99 | #56 |
| 1993 | 98 | #58 |
| 1992 | 110 | #57 |
| 1991 | 127 | #49 |
| 1990 | 131 | #49 |
| 1989 | 110 | #64 |
| 1988 | 117 | #61 |
| 1987 | 137 | #55 |
| 1986 | 206 | #33 |
| 1985 | 141 | #53 |
| 1984 | 115 | #72 |
| 1983 | 97 | #84 |
| 1982 | 81 | #100 |
| 1981 | 75 | #104 |
| 1980 | 64 | #122 |
| 1979 | 72 | #111 |
| 1978 | 68 | #113 |
| 1977 | 70 | #111 |
| 1976 | 86 | #96 |
| 1975 | 90 | #92 |
| 1974 | 87 | #99 |
| 1973 | 83 | #101 |
| 1972 | 92 | #89 |
| 1971 | 99 | #83 |
| 1970 | 101 | #82 |
| 1969 | 53 | #122 |
| 1968 | 34 | #153 |
| 1967 | 16 | #200 |
| 1966 | 7 | #276 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Samantha yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Samantha | 3 | 3,485 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #57 (2000); 359 babies since 1997.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.