Recorded 1971–2021 Boys' name Peak 1971 120 births

Sundiata — boys' name

120 babies named Sundiata in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s481980s71990s62000s422010s112020s6
1970s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Sundiata was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

16 babies were named Sundiata in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sundiata

The Social Security Administration has registered 120 babies named Sundiata between 1971 and 2021, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sundiata currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sundiata performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sundiata shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sundiata in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 120 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sundiata at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

120

Since 1971

51 years of records

Peak year

1971

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1971

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2021

Sundiata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1971

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1971)
16
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 2021200920052000197819741971 16

Sundiata by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
48 births that decade — 40% of Sundiata's all-time total
1970s481980s71990s62000s422010s112020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sundiata?
120 babies have been named Sundiata since 1971. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1971 with 16 births.
When was Sundiata most popular?
Sundiata was most popular in the 1970s decade with 48 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sundiata been used?
Sundiata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 51 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Sundiata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunil, Sun, Sung, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.