| Sundari | Hema | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Beautiful | gold, golden |
| Origin | sanskrit | sanskrit |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | SOON-duh-ree | HAY-mah |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| First appeared | 0 | 0 |
| Peak year | 2003 (8) | 2007 (10) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Sundari | Hema |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0 | 11 |
| 2010s | 10 | 6 |
| 2000s | 21 | 53 |
| 1990s | 0 | 53 |
| 1980s | 0 | 40 |
| 1970s | 0 | 7 |
From Sanskrit सुन्दरी (sundarī), feminine of sundara 'beautiful, lovely, handsome'. A direct and well established Sanskrit beauty name.
From Sanskrit 'hema' (हेम) meaning 'gold'. A literal gold name in Indian usage.
Sundari and Hema are given to a similar number of US babies today.
Sundari means Beautiful (sanskrit origin), while Hema means gold, golden (sanskrit origin).
In US records, Sundari first appears in 0 and Hema in 0, so Sundari has the longer recorded history.