Given name
Sundiata
“resembling a hungry lion”
Sundiata is used as a given name. One African interpretation is “resembling a hungry lion.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One African interpretation is “resembling a hungry lion.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is African.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sundiata through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 120
- 120 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1971
- 16 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 boys is 6 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 16 in 1971. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 178 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.
Sundiata’s family of names
Sundiata has a related form in Soundiata. Sundiata has a related form in Soundyata. Sundiata has a related form in Sundyata.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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