Girl name Swahili origin Multiple tradition

Penda

PEN-dah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Love or loved one.
Language
Swahili
Culture
Swahili/East African
Religion
Multiple
Style era
modern
Themes
love · virtue
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Popularity over time

2022 rank#14874
2022 births6
Peak year2008
First appeared1975
Total US births96
2008 peak19751987199920102022
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Pen

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