Bopha
Origin
Khmer
Syllables
2
Peak era
1980s
Today
▬ Steady
Meaning
flower; from Pali puppha. A girls' classic spanning every generation, from grandmothers of pre-war Phnom Penh to daughters in Long Beach and Lowell; the same element appears in Buppha Devi, the princess who led Cambodia's royal ballet
Popularity, 1890–2024
1890speak 1980s2020s
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Bopha peaked in the 1980s.
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