Given name
Sukanya
“a well-behaved young woman”
Sukanya is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved young woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved young woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Indian.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1997. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sukanya through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 75
- 0 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 21 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2007. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 21 in 2005. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 833 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sukanya’s family of names
Sukanya has a related form in Sukania. Sukanya has a related form in Sukaniah. Sukanya has a related form in Sukaniya.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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