Boys' name · since 1975
Sumit
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.
- #11,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
250 boys have been named Sumit since 1975, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumit has been recorded 250 times among boys since 1975, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2008.
- #11,675 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 250 born since 1975
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sumit ranks #11,675 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 250 born since 1975, peaking in the 1980s.
- #11,675 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 250
- born since 1975
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sumit's 250 recorded births place it above 74.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sumit's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sumit's SSA record in two at 1990 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1985, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1982 peak of 21, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sumit popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2008
- Peak year (1982)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 34 years of records
Sumit by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (89 births, 36% of the file).
1980s was Sumit's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Sumit births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
42 births
- 1980s
1980s
89 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s 34
2000s
34 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 89 births (36% of all-time use).
Sumit by state
Where Sumit concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.0% |
5 of 250 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sumit's data
- Sumit's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (89 total births) through the 2000s (34) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sumits (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.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sumit: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1982)
Similar record span (~33 yrs)
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, 1975–2008 (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 Sumit 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.