Sumedh
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SOO-med
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Sumedh is a boys' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “wise, intelligent”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sumedh mean?
Sanskrit: from Sanskrit su 'good' and medha 'intellect'
“wise, intelligent”
Is Sumedh a girl's or a boy's name?
Sumedh is a boys' name.
How popular is Sumedh in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 15 boys. It first appears in the records in 2001.
Half of all the boys named Sumedh in the US since 1880 were born between 2006 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sumedh in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 9 | #8,141 |
| 2015 | 6 | #10,638 |
| 2014 | 8 | #8,775 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 15 | #5,796 |
| 2008 | 12 | #6,758 |
| 2007 | 12 | #6,618 |
| 2006 | 7 | #9,579 |
| 2005 | 5 | #11,464 |
| 2004 | 8 | #8,137 |
| 2003 | 6 | #9,574 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
Names like Sumedh
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Zahir, Yahir, Samir, Zamir, Nasir, Musa, Nazir, Abdullah, Amir, Jamir, Saif
More Sanskrit names
Maya, Bodhi, Arya, Lila, Arjun, Aarav, Rohan, Kali, Aryan, Opal, Arjan, Vihaan, Aadhya, Avyaan, Ishaan, Siya
Sources
Figures from 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, “Sumedh: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sumedh, updated 20 October 2026.