boy's name

Sumit

  • Origin Seediq
  • Gender Boy
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 296

Sumit is a boy's name. In 2008 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Sumit is a name of Seediq origin.
  • Peaked in 1982, when 21 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1975.

Sumit over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1970s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2008, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Sumit by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1970s 42
1980s 89
1990s 85
2000s (to 2008) 34

How popular is Sumit?

In 2008, Sumit was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Sumit is used

Canada #1,582 7 in 1997
England & Wales #5,124 3 in 2020
United States #12,833 5 in 2008

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Sumit

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Sumit also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sumit over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Sumit

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sumit — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Sumit

How popular is the name Sumit?

In 2008, Sumit was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Sumit a girl's or a boy's name?

Sumit is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.

When was Sumit most popular?

Sumit peaked in 1982, when 21 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.