Sudhir
Sudhir is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word sudhīra means "very wise", "resolute".
- Marathi
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Telugu
Meaning & Origin of Sudhir
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sudhir is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word sudhīra means "very wise", "resolute".
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Marathi
- Hindi
- Kannada
- Telugu
The Story of Sudhir
American parents first put Sudhir on the record books as a baby boy name in 1977, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 7 Sudhirs were born — ranking #4,941 that year. About 58% of every Sudhir on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sudhir last appeared in the published SSA data in 1980, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 12 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sudhir
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sudhir. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Sudheer
Names that sound like Sudhir
Phonetically similar names — useful when Sudhir is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Cdr
- Sudar
- Satyr
- Suder
- Seedier
- Sedar
- Sudor
- Sedor
- Sodar
- Soutar
- Sadar
- Suda
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Sudhir
Sudhir is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 12 births in the dataset. Sudhir's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #4,941. Use the chart and map above to compare Sudhir's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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