Total births
82
Boys' name · since 1979
Samit
82 babies named Samit in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1981. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 82
- total births
- 1979–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
Samit sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 82 recorded since 1979.
Samit has 82 recorded births among boys since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2017.
- 82 total births
- 1979–2017 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 40% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
82 boys have been named Samit since 1979, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2017.
- 82
- total births
- 1979–2017
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 40%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
40% of everyone ever named Samit was born in this single decade.
1981
Single peak year
9 babies were named Samit in 1981 - its busiest year on record.
Samit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Samit splits its recorded history at 2007: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1981 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Samit at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
1981
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Samit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2017
- Peak year (1981)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Samit by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Samit's strongest decade.
33 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Samit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
27 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 33 births (40% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Samit? ▼
Samit has been given to 82 babies in the U.S. since 1979, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 9 babies were born in 1981, its single highest year.
When was Samit most popular? ▼
Samit was most popular in the 2010s decade with 33 total births. The single peak year was 1981.
How long has the name Samit been used? ▼
Samit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 39 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Samit? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Samuel, Sam, Sammy, Sammie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Samit
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1979–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Samit: Baby Name Since 1979 - 82 Births, Peak 1981." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/samit. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Samit draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.