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“tranquility”
Language contexts for this entry: English, Finnish
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01 / Meaning & origin
Samatha is a feminine given name documented in English and Finnish. English Wiktionary traces it to Sanskrit समाधान, with the stated meaning “tranquility”.
Meaning: “tranquility”
From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality".
02 / Across borders
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United States, 2018: 5 girls (rank 15682). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Samatha
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1919 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1920 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1924 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1928 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1933 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1938 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1939 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | 9 | 4,636 | observed |
| 1965 | 58 | 1,448 | observed |
| 1966 | 34 | 1,982 | observed |
| 1967 | 36 | 1,947 | observed |
| 1968 | 50 | 1,625 | observed |
| 1969 | 56 | 1,591 | observed |
| 1970 | 49 | 1,804 | observed |
| 1971 | 56 | 1,640 | observed |
| 1972 | 49 | 1,771 | observed |
| 1973 | 55 | 1,647 | observed |
| 1974 | 57 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1975 | 82 | 1,326 | observed |
| 1976 | 88 | 1,263 | observed |
| 1977 | 69 | 1,559 | observed |
| 1978 | 99 | 1,248 | observed |
| 1979 | 100 | 1,270 | observed |
| 1980 | 84 | 1,448 | observed |
| 1981 | 95 | 1,319 | observed |
| 1982 | 126 | 1,117 | observed |
| 1983 | 132 | 1,049 | observed |
| 1984 | 142 | 1,007 | observed |
| 1985 | 154 | 987 | observed |
| 1986 | 207 | 809 | observed |
| 1987 | 199 | 858 | observed |
| 1988 | 222 | 819 | observed |
| 1989 | 248 | 780 | observed |
| 1990 | 221 | 878 | observed |
| 1991 | 177 | 1,036 | observed |
| 1992 | 171 | 1,065 | observed |
| 1993 | 142 | 1,222 | observed |
| 1994 | 120 | 1,376 | observed |
| 1995 | 104 | 1,508 | observed |
| 1996 | 78 | 1,864 | observed |
| 1997 | 82 | 1,816 | observed |
| 1998 | 83 | 1,845 | observed |
| 1999 | 74 | 2,073 | observed |
| 2000 | 56 | 2,632 | observed |
| 2001 | 49 | 2,924 | observed |
| 2002 | 48 | 3,014 | observed |
| 2003 | 41 | 3,472 | observed |
| 2004 | 43 | 3,444 | observed |
| 2005 | 32 | 4,267 | observed |
| 2006 | 15 | 7,868 | observed |
| 2007 | 25 | 5,526 | observed |
| 2008 | 22 | 6,130 | observed |
| 2009 | 19 | 6,811 | observed |
| 2010 | 14 | 8,271 | observed |
| 2011 | 10 | 10,374 | observed |
| 2012 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2013 | 9 | 11,000 | observed |
| 2014 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2015 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2016 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2017 | 6 | 14,124 | observed |
| 2018 | 5 | 15,682 | observed |
| 2019 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2020 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2021 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2022 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2023 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2024 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2025 | no value | no value | not covered |
Statistics count the spelling “Samatha” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
