Boys' name · since 2001

Samyak

Samyak has 127 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2014 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#15,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,344 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
127
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

Samyak currently ranks #9344 among boys' names in America, with 127 babies recorded since 2001.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyak has been recorded 127 times among boys since 2001, currently ranked #9344 nationally and more common than 33% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.

  • #15,874 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #9,344 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 127 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyak ranks #15,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 127 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#15,874 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#9,344 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
127
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%32.9%
Samyak vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Samyak's 127 recorded births place it above 65.07% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Samyak compares

127 30th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Samyak's all-time total is 66% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Samyak Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 127 369 358,536
Peak-year births 15 34 22,252

Samyak's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Samyak's full recorded timeline at 2012, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2001, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Samyak popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2014)
15
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
05101520 2001200520092012201820222025 8

Samyak by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (51 births, 40% of the file).

2010s was Samyak's strongest decade.

51 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.

Samyak births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 51 births (40% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Samyak by state

Where Samyak concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Samyak
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 3.9%
California share of Samyak's total US births 3.9%

5 of 127 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Samyak?
127 babies have been named Samyak since 2001. All-time, it sits at #15,874 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #9,344 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 2014 with 15 births.
Where does Samyak sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Samyak ranks #15,874 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,344 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Samyak most popular?
Samyak was most popular in the 2010s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
Where is Samyak most popular?
The top states for the name Samyak are California (5 births).
How long has the name Samyak been used?
Records for Samyak go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Samyak?
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.

What to do with Samyak's data

  • Samyak's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (51 total births) through the 2020s (30) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Samyaks (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Samyak

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Samyak: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 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, 2001–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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 Samyak 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 August 2026.