Sundra
Sundra is a settlement in Victor Khanye Local Municipality on the border of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
Meaning & Origin of Sundra
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sundra is a settlement in Victor Khanye Local Municipality on the border of the Mpumalanga province of South Africa.
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The Story of Sundra
Sundra first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1938, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1953, when 25 Sundras were born — ranking #2,070 that year. As of 2026, Sundra ranks #13,429 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 649 Sundras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sundra
Sundra is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1938 and has accumulated 649 births in the dataset. Sundra's peak popularity came in 1953 when it ranked #2,070. Use the chart and map above to compare Sundra'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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