Sum-Yuet

Meaning

joyful heart (心悅), from the classical phrase sam yuet sing fuk, to be won over with gladness; a favorite for Hong Kong girls born since the 2010s

Popularity, 1890–2024

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sum-Yuet has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Names that fit alongside Sum-Yuet

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