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Suman

Girl · SOO-mun · Sanskrit

Suman is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “good-hearted, flower”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.

What does Suman mean?

Sanskrit: from Sanskrit sumanas 'good-minded'; also a word for 'flower'

“good-hearted, flower”

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SOO-mun

Is Suman a girl's or a boy's name?

Suman is a girls' name.

How popular is Suman in the UK?

No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1999, with 25 girls.

Half of all the girls named Suman in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2003. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.

1996Busiest: 25 in 19992023
Suman in the UK, year by year
YearGirlsRank
20231#7,582
20220–
20210–
20200–
20190–
20180–
20170–
20160–
20150–
20140–
20130–
20120–
20110–
20100–
20090–
20086#3,589
20076#3,396
20065#3,724
20057#2,806
20046#2,957
20036#2,877
200214#1,475
200110#1,832
200011#1,689
199925#947
199813#1,505
199716#1,278
199613#1,450

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