No way, when I was a kid I liked Samantha because of the American Girl too! I thought it seemed like a really cool name. I don't like it at all anymore, nor have I for a very long time. I may even dislike it. I would group it with stuff like Tiffany, Stephanie, Whitney. Natalie and Amanda are too classic feeling. I definitely don't like Sam on a girl, either. Or Sammy/Sami.