Samrat

#9,554 in 2025Boys' name

From Sanskrit सम्राट्; literal meaning unconfirmed

Samrat has been given to 113 babies in the U.S. since 2011. In 2025 it ranked #9,554 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2020, with 14 recorded.

Babies named Samrat, 2025

1 in 414,000

Samrat over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Samrat: meaning, origin, and history

From Sanskrit सम्राट्; literal meaning unconfirmed

Deeper origin not confirmed in the cited records

What Samrat means

Samrat is a given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Samrat is used in English.

Samrat comes through Sanskrit सम्राट्.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 113 boys were recorded with the name Samrat between 2011 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 14 in 2020; its best national rank was #6,226 in 2020.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #6,226 in 2020 to #9,554 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank rose, from #13,689 in 2015 to #9,554 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Samrat?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 414,000; 8 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 213,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #9,554; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 287,238 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Samrat sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 287,238 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Samrat. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Samrats were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Samrat was born before 2018 — so the typical Samrat is around 7 today.

Median birth year: 2018; About 7 years old
Biggest decade: 2010s; 56.6% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 100.0%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 113; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2010s — 56.6% of all recorded uses (64).

Is Samrat rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: −1,348; Places dropped
Rank vs 5 years ago: −3,328; Places dropped
Rank vs 10 years ago: +4,135; Places climbed
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.60×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 57.1%; Peak was 2020 (14)
Years since peak: 5; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 35.7% average annual change
Best rank ever: #6,226; 2020

Spellings of Samrat

Samrat is not the most common spelling — Samual is, with 36.4% against Samrat's 0.73%.

Samual36.4%5,594
Sarah21.7%3,340
Kamran15.6%2,398
Samar8.3%1,278
Sara8.1%1,248
Samad5.4%833
Amrit3.8%582
Samrat0.73%113

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Samrat around the world

Where Samrat ranks in official birth records elsewhere in the world. Rankings only — the number of births isn’t comparable between places, so it isn’t shown.

England & Wales
2013–2024
#4,271
in 2024
Canada
2018–2023
#2,747
in 2023

Popularity data from Office for National Statistics and Statistics Canada. ONS data under Open Government Licence v3.0. StatCan data under Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Samrat by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #9,554
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 3,328
Best rank ever: #6,226; 2020
Peak year: 2020; 14 that year
First recorded: 2011
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 113
Count in 2025: 8

Names similar to Samrat

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Samiel Samyak Samier Samere Samori Sameir Samyar Samvel Samrath Samil Samatar Samwise Samuil Samael Samved Samuela Samiir Samyr Samari Samaad Sambhav Samaj Samay Samiul

Sibling names for Samrat

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl Anabel

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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