Samarth
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- sa-MARTH
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,286 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,332 for boys
Samarth is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “capable, powerful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,286th for boys in the UK (23 babies) and 2,332nd for boys in the US (59 babies).
What does Samarth mean?
Sanskrit
“capable, powerful”
From Sanskrit samartha, capable; Samarth Ramdas was a 17th-century Marathi saint and poet.
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Is Samarth a girl's or a boy's name?
Samarth is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 23 boys in the UK and 59 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Samarth in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,286among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 23about 1 in 13,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 48% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 23 boys in the UK were named Samarth, making it the 1,286th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,923rd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 27 boys.
Half of all the boys named Samarth in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,225th in England and Wales.
Samarth in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #1,286 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 27 | #1,160 |
| 2022 | 17 | #1,561 |
| 2021 | 14 | #1,791 |
| 2020 | 12 | #1,923 |
| 2019 | 18 | #1,479 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,803 |
| 2017 | 13 | #1,922 |
| 2016 | 13 | #1,909 |
| 2015 | 13 | #1,888 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,511 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,398 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,311 |
| 2010 | 14 | #1,724 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 1 | #5,377 |
| 2005 | 4 | #3,330 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,147 |
| 2003 | 4 | #2,990 |
How popular is Samarth in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,332among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 59about 1 in 29,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 10% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 59 boys in the US were named Samarth, making it the 2,332nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,212th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 97 boys. It first appears in the records in 1996.
2025 had fewer boys named Samarth than any year since 2010.
Half of all the boys named Samarth in the US since 1880 were born between 2011 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Samarth in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59 | #2,332 |
| 2024 | 75 | #2,028 |
| 2023 | 78 | #1,969 |
| 2022 | 78 | #1,964 |
| 2021 | 81 | #1,883 |
| 2020 | 62 | #2,212 |
| 2019 | 77 | #1,917 |
| 2018 | 97 | #1,657 |
| 2017 | 81 | #1,829 |
| 2016 | 80 | #1,863 |
| 2015 | 84 | #1,790 |
| 2014 | 96 | #1,619 |
| 2013 | 67 | #2,020 |
| 2012 | 62 | #2,154 |
| 2011 | 62 | #2,128 |
| 2010 | 48 | #2,555 |
| 2009 | 38 | #3,044 |
| 2008 | 40 | #2,945 |
| 2007 | 36 | #3,133 |
| 2006 | 25 | #3,886 |
| 2005 | 30 | #3,315 |
| 2004 | 33 | #3,010 |
| 2003 | 18 | #4,421 |
| 2002 | 16 | #4,697 |
| 2001 | 9 | #6,928 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 9 | #6,524 |
| 1998 | 9 | #6,308 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
Names like Samarth
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh Aarav Siddharth Vihaan Yuvraj Devansh Avyaan Shiv Veer Rudransh Krishiv Viraj
Names related to Samarth
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veda India
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Samarth: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/samarth, updated 20 October 2026.