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Sukumar

Quick answerThe name 'Sukumar' means "beautiful" or "delicate" in Sanskrit, derived from the roots *su-* (good) and *kumara* (youth or prince).

Indian subcontinent · Boy · 3 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#761
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Peak year2020
Syllables3
OriginIndian subcontinent
LanguageSanskrit
CultureBengali
ReligionHinduism
Letters7
Numerology5 Chaldean 6
Global rank#761

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Sukumar

The name 'Sukumar' means "beautiful" or "delicate" in Sanskrit, derived from the roots *su-* (good) and *kumara* (youth or prince).

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Etymology

The name 'Sukumar' means "beautiful" or "delicate" in Sanskrit, derived from the roots *su-* (good) and *kumara* (youth or prince). It is primarily used in Hindu and Bengali cultures, notably as the name of the 19th-century Bengali poet and humorist Sukumar Ray.

Sukumar currently ranks #761 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 2020.

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