Simrit
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SIM-rit
- Origin
- Punjabi
Simrit is a girls' name of Punjabi origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Simrit come from?
Punjabi: Sikh name, probably from simran 'remembrance of God'
Is Simrit a girl's or a boy's name?
Simrit is a girls' name.
How popular is Simrit in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Simrit in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Simrit in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 11 | #2,485 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,855 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 12 | #2,265 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 14 | #1,957 |
| 2008 | 19 | #1,548 |
| 2007 | 7 | #3,060 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 7 | #2,806 |
| 2004 | 3 | #4,789 |
| 2003 | 5 | #3,233 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,928 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 1 | #5,182 |
| 1998 | 3 | #4,026 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
| 1996 | 3 | #3,935 |
Names like Simrit
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Avneet Amrit Saanvi Japneet Priya Sanvi Prisha Gurnoor Shanvi Anvi Shreya Shriya
Names related to Simrit
More Punjabi names
Asees Gurbaaz Nirvair Gurfateh Jind Baani Akaal Gurnawab Jujhar Ajooni Mannat Ekam Gurniwaz Gurnaaz Gursanjh Avleen
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Simrit: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/simrit, updated 20 October 2026.