Boys' name · since 1971
Sundiata
Sundiata has 120 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundiata sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 120 recorded since 1971.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundiata has been recorded 120 times among boys since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2021.
- #16,238 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 120 born since 1971
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundiata ranks #16,238 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 120 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,238 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 120
- born since 1971
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundiata's 120 recorded births place it above 64.29% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sundiata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sundiata splits its recorded history at 2001: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1972 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sundiata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2021
- Peak year (1971)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sundiata by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (48 births, 40% of the file).
1970s was Sundiata's strongest decade.
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Sundiata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 7
1980s
7 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 48 births (40% of all-time use).
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- Sundiata's decade-level peak was the 1970s (48 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sundiata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~50 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sundiata draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.