The first name Samatha
A girl’s name from Sanskrit meaning “tranquility”, “concentration”, “equality”.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Sanskrit origin
Samatha means “tranquility”, “concentration”, “equality” in Sanskrit.
From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality".
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Samatha at birth, 1880–2025
In 2018, 5 girls born in the United States were named Samatha, the 17,706th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1989, when 248 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Nicknames and spellings
Other spellings and forms
- Samata
More Sanskrit girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Samatha mean?
- Samatha means “tranquility”, “concentration”, “equality” in Sanskrit.
- What is the origin of the name Samatha?
- From Sanskrit समाधान (samādhāna) (śamatha) meaning "tranquility" and "concentration" (referring to Buddhist meditation) or "equality".
- Is Samatha a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,202 US babies named Samatha since 1880 were girls.
- When was Samatha most popular?
- 1989 in the United States, when 248 babies were named Samatha, its highest rank at 780th.
- What are other spellings of Samatha?
- Samata.