Entry № 5977 · Sanskrit origin

Samvit Samvit — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SAHM-vit /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Consciousness / awareness (Sanskrit + foundational)"
Syllables
Rank · US 2025
№ None
First recorded
Modern

A name that means "consciousness / awareness (sanskrit + foundational)".

Samvit is from the Sanskrit Saṃvit. A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit heritage aesthetic. Samvit is a foundational name with deep heritage. Sanskrit Saṃvit consciousness pure-awareness + Sanskrit sam together + vid know + foundational central Saṃvit foundational-central-Sanskrit-pure-consciousness Cit in-Kashmir-Shaiva-Advaita-Vedanta + foundational central Saṃvit foundational-central-Śiva-consciousness Śakti-Cit-Ānanda-triad Trika-Kashmir-Shaiva + foundational central Cit-Śakti + Ānanda-Śakti + Icchā-Śakti + Jñāna-Śakti + Kriyā-Śakti foundational-central-5-Śaktis of Śiva + foundational central Abhinavagupta 950-1016 CE foundational-central-Trika-Kashmir-Shaiva-Master Tantrāloka 37-chapters Great-Illumination + Parātrīśikā-Vivaraṇa + Mālinī-Vijaya-Vārttika + Bhagavad-Gīta-Sāra-Saṅgraha + Locana-on Dhvanyāloka + Abhinava-Bhāratī on-Nāṭya-Śāstra + foundational central Utpaladeva 900-950 CE foundational-central-Kashmir-Shaiva-teacher Iśvara-Pratyabhijñā-Kārikā foundational-central-Recognition-doctrine + Śivastotrāvalī 20-hymns + foundational central Somānanda 875-925 CE foundational-central-Kashmir-Shaiva-Śivadṛṣṭi 8-chapters Vision-of-Shiva + foundational central Vasugupta 9th c. CE Śiva-Sūtras 3-Books foundational-central-Kashmir-Shaiva-founding-text 77-Sūtras + Kṣemarāja 10th c. Śiva-Sūtra-Vimarśinī + Spanda-Nirṇaya + Pratyabhijñā-Hṛdayam 20-Sūtras + foundational central Prakāśa-Vimarśa foundational-central-illumination-reflection Śiva-Śakti-nondual + foundational central Saṃvid-Rūpa foundational-central-consciousness-form Devi + foundational central Bhagavad Gita 13:12 jñeyaṃ yat tat pravakṣyāmi yaj jñātvāmṛtam aśnute + foundational central Chāndogya Upanishad 6.2 sad eva saumyedam agra āsīt + foundational pan-Kashmir-Shaiva heritage. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting cultural + historical heritage spanning centuries.

The name in its native script.

Samvit
Transliteration
Saṃvit
Pronunciation
/ ˈsɑːm.viːt /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Samvit stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ None in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Samvit · last year
0 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

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1

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Samvit reduces to one.

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