Ember vs Samantha
Head-to-head: full US statistics and history since 1880.
Ember
a fast riser climbing the charts
- Rank today
- #154
- Peak
- #135 (2024)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,952
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- TX, CA, FL
VS
Samantha
a name gently stepping back from its peak
- Rank today
- #151
- Peak
- #3 (1998)
- Babies in 2025
- 1,973
- Classroom
- likely the only one
- Strongest states
- CA, TX, FL
The verdict
Samantha is the more popular pick (#151 vs #154). Both sit in a similar popularity band — Samantha is a name gently stepping back from its peak, Ember is a fast riser climbing the charts.
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