Recorded 1975–2008 Boys' name Peak 1982 250 births

Sumit — boys' name

250 babies named Sumit in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 1982. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s421980s891990s852000s34
1980s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sumit was born in this single decade.

1982
Single peak year

21 babies were named Sumit in 1982 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sumit

The Social Security Administration has registered 250 babies named Sumit between 1975 and 2008, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sumit currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1982, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sumit performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sumit shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sumit in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sumit 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 250 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.

Sumit at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

250

Since 1975

34 years of records

Peak year

1982

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1975

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2008

Sumit popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1975

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1982)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 20082002199719921988198419791975 7

Sumit by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
89 births that decade — 36% of Sumit's all-time total
1970s421980s891990s852000s34

Sumit by state

Where Sumit concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sumit
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.0%
California share of Sumit's total US births 2.0%

5 of 250 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sumit?
250 babies have been named Sumit since 1975. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1982 with 21 births.
When was Sumit most popular?
Sumit was most popular in the 1980s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1982.
Where is Sumit most popular?
The top states for the name Sumit are California (5 births).
How long has the name Sumit been used?
Sumit has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 34 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Sumit?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sumner, Summit, Summer, Sumeet, 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, 1975–2008 (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.