Samantha

[17caterpillars1mouse]

I really love Samantha and my grandad is Samuel so it's honoring too, but I'm guessing people find it dated? I see it as a bit of a classic and imagine some would find it a refreshing choice?

Thoughts and do you know any under 10s named Samantha?

Maybe Sammy as a nn for when small

I don't know any Samantha's under 10 but I have a friend called Samantha who everyone calls Sammie, she's 25

I think it's a nice name OP and if you love it use it :)

I don't know any little Samanthas but I too like the name.

It's a very 1980's name.

I know a 2 year old Samantha. I was surprised when I heard her name as it is quite dated.

I don't know any Samantha's under 25, but a name can't be dated if people start using it. There's an Agnes in our school which seems very old fashioned but these names are making a comeback.

I called DD a name that was about 150th on the list of top 200 names. It's a pretty name and she is the only one in the school with it, rather than being one of 3 Emily's.

If you like it then go for it .

I like it a lot, but apparently I like 80s names, so don't listen to me if you want to avoid 80s

I don't think it's classic, and it is certainly dated. The only ones I know were born in the 70s and 80s.

But if you like it, go for it. I like your reasons for choosing it.

I know one who is 3, and of one who is about 18 months

It's also flexible in that they can always become a Sam/Sammy/Sammie if they want to mix it up.

One of my most favourite names. I know 5 (all aged between 29 - 46). Everyone of them is a lovely person and weirdly all are in caring professions

I don't mind it, it's quite sweet.

I know one Samantha and she's in her 40s.

The youngest Samantha I know is 4.. I do know loads, I'm an 80's baby.

I know an 11 year old Samantha. I love it.

Samantha Cameron

I like it and because it hasn't been used much recently I think it is fresh and original. Use it !

I think of Samantha was akin to Tracy or Sharon, having grown up in the 80s but these days it's unlikely to hold the same connotations to her peer group.

I like Samantha.

It's not the classic that Samuel is.

Lovely classic name, very popular in my generation (1970s). I imagine there'll be lots of little Samanthas soon, named after grandmothers.

My favourite reference is Bewitched .

Samantha is a bit dated, but not so much that it's not usable. As a kid I thought all the most beautiful girls in the world were called Samantha lol

I'm not keen on it. Very popular in my age group along with Claire, Carly, Helen and Kathryn. I'm mid thirties.

I think some dated names can be revived and others are perhaps left to history (Kevin ....)
Samantha is on the right side of history as far as I'm concerned.

Very dated IMO.

As a kid I thought all the most beautiful girls in the world were called Samantha

I thought the same thing about the name Heather! Funny how you think at that age.

I really like it ❤️