Samantha dog name
We found 622 dogs named Samantha in the public pet registers of 19 places. Combining all places, Samantha is the #370 dog name. Almost all dogs named Samantha are female.
🐱 Samantha is also a cat name (#199 for cats, 33 cats).
Samantha as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #180 of 51,228 | 366 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #261 of 34,500 | 199 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #639 of 10,500 | 12 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #789 of 8,191 | 5 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #286 of 4,586 | 9 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #671 of 4,375 | 3 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #322 of 4,602 | 6 | 1999–2026 |
| Zurich Switzerland | #1,075 of 5,788 | 1 | 2025 |
| Noosa Australia | #624 of 3,045 | 2 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #390 of 2,906 | 3 | 2026 |
| Maple Ridge Canada | #255 of 2,440 | 4 | 2026 |
| Basel Switzerland | #463 of 3,446 | 2 | 2026 |
| Victoria Canada | #784 of 2,588 | 1 | 2025 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Framingham United States | #580 of 1,965 | 1 | 2020 |
| Richmond United States | #191 of 2,347 | 3 | 2018 |
| Villavicencio Colombia | #214 of 717 | 1 | 2026 |
| Burlington United States | #122 of 641 | 1 | 2022 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Samantha. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
594 female and 2 male dogs named Samantha, in the places that record sex.
Samantha over the years
Dogs named Samantha per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Samantha
Compared to all dogs, Samantha is especially common among German Shepherds (2.8×), Rottweilers (2.1×) and Miniature Schnauzers (1.9×).
Based on 511 dogs named Samantha with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Samantha as a baby name
Samantha was the #151 girls' name in the US in 2025 (1,973 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #9 for girls in Philippines, #26 for girls in Mexico (Mexico City), #183 for girls in Switzerland and #208 for girls in New Zealand. See Samantha as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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