Sumnima
Sumnima is a Nepali novel by B. P. Koirala. The book was published in 1969 by Sajha Prakashan. and describes a story of a Kirat woman and a Brahmin boy. Koirala was the first elected prime minister of Nepal. Koirala wrote the book in eight days during his imprisonment in Sundarijal jail.
Meaning & Origin of Sumnima
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Sumnima is a Nepali novel by B. P. Koirala. The book was published in 1969 by Sajha Prakashan. and describes a story of a Kirat woman and a Brahmin boy. Koirala was the first elected prime minister of Nepal. Koirala wrote the book in eight days during his imprisonment in Sundarijal jail.
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The Story of Sumnima
Sumnima first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2018, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 5 Sumnimas were born — ranking #15,678 that year. As of 2026, Sumnima ranks #15,678 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Sumnimas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sumnima
Sumnima is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2018 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Sumnima's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #15,678. Use the chart and map above to compare Sumnima's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- 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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