Sumit is a boy's name of Indian origin meaning “good friend.” It is a rare choice in US records.
Sumit belongs to the Hindu & Indian tradition. Its meaning — “good friend” — is the sense carried by its Indian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sumit first appears in Social Security records in 1975. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #2411 in 1982, and in 2024 0 babies received the name — 250 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sumit means “good friend” in its Indian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sumit is a boy name.
Sumit comes from the Hindu & Indian tradition.
Sumit first appears in US records in 1975. Its best-ever ranking was #2411 in 1982, and 0 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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