Given name
Sumana
“a good-natured woman”
Sumana is used as a given name. One Indian interpretation is “a good-natured woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Indian interpretation is “a good-natured 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 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sumana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 36
- 0 boys · 36 girls
- Most popular year
- 2001
- 7 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 2012. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 634 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.
Sumana’s family of names
Sumana has a related form in Sumanah. Sumana has a related form in Sumane. Sumana has a related form in Sumann.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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