Recorded 1979–2017 Boys' name Peak 1981 82 births

Samit — boys' name

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.

1970s51980s272000s172010s33
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.

What the Data Says About Samit

The Social Security Administration has registered 82 babies named Samit between 1979 and 2017, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Samit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1981, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Samit performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 33 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Samit shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Samit in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Samit at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

82

Since 1979

39 years of records

Peak year

1981

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1979

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2017

Samit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1979

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1981)
9
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
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Samit by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
33 births that decade — 40% of Samit's all-time total
1970s51980s272000s172010s33

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samit?
82 babies have been named Samit since 1979. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1981 with 9 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1979–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.