As you can see, both Samantha and Tabitha have been around for awhile. Samantha, in fact, was moderately popularity in the 19th century, "born" in the American South after 1800 according to two websites, including this one.
Bewitched debuted on September 17, 1964. An instant hit, it was the #2 most popular show during the 1964-65 television season and #7 in 1965-66.
After spending most of the 20th century off the chart, Samantha reappeared at #472 in 1964 and jumped to #179 in 1965. She spent 19 years (1988-2006) in the top 10, peaking at #3 in 1998, when "Bewitched" was in heavy rotation on Nick at Nite.
Tabitha charted 6 times from 1880 to 1893, reappearing at #524 in 1966, the year she was introduced as Samantha and Darrin's daughter on "Bewitched". Her best years were from 1977 until 1992, when she remained in the top 200. Best year: #129 in 1978.
After spending most of the 20th century off the chart, Samantha reappeared at #472 in 1964 and jumped to #179 in 1965. She spent 19 years (1988-2006) in the top 10, peaking at #3 in 1998, when "Bewitched" was in heavy rotation on Nick at Nite.
Tabitha charted 6 times from 1880 to 1893, reappearing at #524 in 1966, the year she was introduced as Samantha and Darrin's daughter on "Bewitched". Her best years were from 1977 until 1992, when she remained in the top 200. Best year: #129 in 1978.
As for Sam's mother, Endora is not in the top 1000 female names for any year of birth in the last 133 years.
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