The baby name Samarjit is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-MAR-jeet (IPA: /səˈmɑːrdʒɪt/).
The baby name Samarjit is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced suh-MAR-jeet (IPA: /səˈmɑːrdʒɪt/).
Samarjit is Punjabi, Sanskrit in Origin.
Samarjit is an Indian given name of Sanskrit origin, formed from samara “battle, war” + jita “victorious” (from the root ji, “to conquer”). It literally means “victorious in battle” and more broadly “one who triumphs over challenges.” The name is commonly masculine in India, though it can be unisex in Sikh contexts. Script forms include समरजीत (Devanagari), ਸਮਰਜੀਤ (Gurmukhi), and সমরজিৎ (Bengali).
The compound reflects a long Sanskritic naming pattern that celebrates valor and moral victory; North Indian and Sikh traditions especially favor -jit/-jeet formations. Samarjit is found across northern and eastern India and in the diaspora, with wider modern usage from the 20th century onward among Hindu and Sikh families. Variants and spellings include Samarjeet (Punjabi/Hindi) and Samarjit (Bengali/Odia), with short forms Samar and Jeet/Jit. Note that Arabic Samar (“evening conversation”) is unrelated despite surface similarity.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #562 | 15 | 10,045 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #742 | 2 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #758 | 12 | 18,755 |
| United States | Boys | 2007 | #867 | 5 | 7,493 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #871 | 11 | 17,948 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #905 | 97 | 16,750 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,081 | 12 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,181 | 2 | 25,439 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,595 | 20 | 28,008 |
Samarjit is popular in 10 countries — most recent births per country:
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