Samanta
Samanta was a title or position used in the Indian subcontinent primarily from the 4th to the 12th century CE to denote a feudal lord, vassal, or tributary chief. The Sankrit root roughly translates to "neighbor". The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in ancient and medieval India.
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Latvian
Meaning & Origin of Samanta
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Samanta was a title or position used in the Indian subcontinent primarily from the 4th to the 12th century CE to denote a feudal lord, vassal, or tributary chief. The Sankrit root roughly translates to "neighbor". The institution is considered to be closely associated with the origin and growth of feudalism in ancient and medieval India.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
- Portuguese
- Latvian
- Polish
The Story of Samanta
Samanta first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1972, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2005: 98 births, good for #1,950 nationwide. About 44% of every Samanta on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Samanta ranks #7,887 for baby girls with 13 births, falling sharply (-18%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Samanta
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About the name Samanta
Samanta is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Samanta's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #1,900. Use the chart and map above to compare Samanta's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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