What do you think of Samantha?

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I'm wondering why it's not more popular?

Seems a bit dated to me but it's alright.

Love Samantha! Classic and refreshing.

I really don't like it, but then I don't like many of the feminised male names. This was is particularly dated.

Yes! My reaction as well! A proper name but not over used. I'd delete this thread if I were you OP!

I meant that it is refreshing. Its very nice OP.

DD has a Samantha in her class. I really like it.

I think it's dated, but sammy is really sweet for a girl

I'm the wrong age to like it but there's nothing bad about it.

It's one of my least favourite names, and I know some lovely Samanthas so it's not that. I do think objectively it's quite dated.

I used to wish I was called Samantha as a child, you've just reminded me! I used to always pick it as my name when playing 'pretending' games.

I wished it was my name cause I loved the name Sam. But brother is called Samuel so I he was Sam instead 😂

It doesn't seem to be in fashion right now, but it's a lovely name, IMO. It's a bit sheep like the way some people would dismiss it just because it was more popular in the 70s/80s. If you love it, be brave and use it, don't settle for yet another Ava, Isla or Lily-Mae.

Fox

I like it.

I think the dated comments are funny! I'm just getting rather bored with Olivia, Edie, Ava, Ella etc

The only reason I don’t like it is because I was in school with one and she was horrific so I think my opinion has been skewed!

Know one and she is called Sammy full time.

Samantha's are aged 45-55(ish) when it was considered The Most Attractive name (which in early 80s tabloid speak meant 'sexy page 3 name' ) Sam Fox is of that era.

I think it's a pretty name, but all mg with Donna, Joanne, Tracey etc it's not quite ripe for a revival. So if you want a name that everyone knows is a name IYSWIM but isn't likely to be the next big thing (for another good few years at leading) then this could be a good choice.

Samantha is no way near like 'Tracey'!!

I know loads of Samanthas who are in their 30s

I know one who’s 30. It’s not my personal taste but I like it and like that she wouldn’t be one of 5 in her class. Solid and classic in my book. Definitely nicer than all the Olivia’s, Isla’s, Ava’s that are everywhere I agree.

I also wouldn’t put it in a list with Tracey and Donna!

Tracey and Samantha definitely overlapped when they peaked! I was at school with quite a few of both.

Sam's mates wouid be Pam, Michelle, Debbie, Jo and Sharon

I was basing my view on my classmates (big, all-girls school in the Midlands)

It could easily have been different in other regions.

Where I'm from Sam's mates would be Catherine, Louise, Adele, Amy, Nicola, Jennifer etc

I agree with both NiceViper and drying, and would add Gillian (where have they all gone?) and Amanda

Haha this is a generational thing I think. No Gillians around when I was at school with a few Samanthas