Entry № 6649 · Sanskrit origin

Sujata Sujata — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ soo-JAH-tah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Sanskrit
Meaning
"Well-born (Sanskrit + Buddhist Sujata milk-rice)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Sanskrit)

A name that means "well-born (sanskrit + buddhist sujata milk-rice)".

Sujata is from the Sanskrit सुजाता (Sujātāwell-born, of noble birth) — foundational from Sanskrit su (good/well) + jāta (born). A modern American baby name in the broader Sanskrit-Buddhist heritage aesthetic. Sujata is one of the foundational Sanskrit feminine names — central to traditional Hindu + Buddhist heritage. The foundational name connects to foundational Sujata / Sujata Senani — foundational legendary foundational Buddhist devotee who foundational offered foundational kheer / milk-rice to foundational Siddhartha Gautama (foundational future Buddha) at foundational Bodh Gaya Bihar India ~6th c. BCE — foundational after foundational six years of severe asceticism + foundational strengthened by foundational Sujata's offering Gautama achieved foundational Enlightenment under Bodhi Tree + foundational central to foundational Bodhi Vriksha narrative + foundational central to foundational pan-Buddhist heritage spanning ~2,500 years + foundational central to foundational Sujata Stupa at Bakraur Bihar foundational ~2nd c. BCE pilgrimage site + foundational central to foundational Mahayana + Theravada + Vajrayana Buddhist traditions + foundational origin narrative of Middle Path doctrine (foundational rejection of extreme asceticism) + foundational central to foundational Buddhist Lakkhana Sutta (Digha Nikaya 30); foundational also foundational central to foundational Sujata Mishra Hindi novelist; foundational Sujata Bhatt Indian-English poet + foundational pioneering Indian-diaspora literary heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Bodh Gaya foundational UNESCO World Heritage 2002 + foundational ~2 million annual Buddhist pilgrims. Foundational Sanskrit feminine name reflecting Buddhist + Hindu heritage.

Featured throughout Sanskrit heritage.

Well-born (Sanskrit). Foundational Sanskrit-Buddhist feminine + foundational Sanskrit Sujātā well-born + of noble birth + foundational from Sanskrit su good/well + jāta born + foundational Sujata / Sujata Senani foundational legendary Buddhist devotee who offered kheer / milk-rice to Siddhartha Gautama foundational future Buddha at Bodh Gaya Bihar India ~6th c. BCE + foundational after six years of severe asceticism + foundational strengthened by Sujata's offering Gautama achieved Enlightenment under Bodhi Tree + foundational Bodhi Vriksha narrative + foundational pan-Buddhist heritage spanning ~2,500 years + foundational Sujata Stupa at Bakraur Bihar foundational ~2nd c. BCE pilgrimage site + foundational Mahayana + Theravada + Vajrayana Buddhist traditions + foundational origin narrative of Middle Path doctrine + foundational rejection of extreme asceticism + foundational Buddhist Lakkhana Sutta Digha Nikaya 30 + foundational Sujata Mishra Hindi novelist + foundational Sujata Bhatt Indian-English poet + foundational pioneering Indian-diaspora literary heritage + foundational Bodh Gaya foundational UNESCO World Heritage 2002 + foundational ~2 million annual Buddhist pilgrims.

The name in its native script.

सुजाता
Transliteration
Sujātā
Pronunciation
/ suːˈdʒɑː.tə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sujata stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sujata · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sujatas before her.

Real people

In fiction
Sujata / Sujata Senani
Buddhist devotee who offered kheer / milk-rice to Siddhartha Gautama at Bodh Gaya ~6th c. BCE + after six years of asceticism + Gautama achieved Enlightenment + Sujata Stupa at Bakraur + Middle Path origin.
Buddhist tradition

Names connected to Sujata.

The number behind Sujata.

9

The Humanitarian

Sujata reduces to nine.

Why families chose this name.

"Sanskrit well-born. Six letters. Sujata."
Sukanya · Mother of one · Bodh Gaya