How Many People Are Named Samhita?
An estimated 396 people in the United States have the first name Samhita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Samhita peaked in popularity in 2011 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Samhita as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Samhita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
396
About 1 in 865,541 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2011
33 births
Total Registered
401
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Samhita
Samhita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 401 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Samhita as a female name
Ranked #17,172 in 2023
5 female births in 2023
Peak: 2011 (33 births)
Samhita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Samhita span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 191 babies were registered. Samhita has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Samhita by Decade
How has Samhita tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Samhita by State
Samhita + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Samhita as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Samhita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Samhita?
We estimate approximately 396 people named Samhita are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 865,541 Americans share this first name.
Is Samhita a common name?
Samhita is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 401 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Samhita most popular?
Samhita reached peak popularity in 2011, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Samhita is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Samhita a female name?
Samhita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Samhita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Samhita Smith, Samhita Johnson, Samhita Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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