Boy’s name · Sanskrit

Samarth

How to say it: suh-MAHRT · /səˈmɑrt/

From Sanskrit 'capable, competent, powerful' - popular in India and Marathi communities.

Samarth was the 1,855th most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 59 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are down about 28% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,069 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · How we compute these figures

#1,855for boys in 2025
1 in 56,192US babies
59born in 2025
#2,069projected for 2030
2020sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Samarth
Rank among boys’ names, 2025#1,855
Babies born in 202559
Share of births1 in 56,192
Peak decade2020s
Change over 10 years−28%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#2,069

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Samarth is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 42 per million births, 2020s.

What goes with it

Nicknames

  • Sam
  • Samu

Honouring a Samarth in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Samarth is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in English, Hindi.

Famous people named Samarth

  • Samarth Ramdas Swami (1608–1681)Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet, mystic and spiritual master

From Wikidata and Wikipedia

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