Baby name

STABLE BOY · SWAHILI
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Simba

/SIM · bah/


“Swahili word for 'lion'”

Swahili word for 'lion'; brought to global attention by Disney's The Lion King (1994), though it had been used as a given name in East Africa before that.

sim

warm

How it ages.

Forever associated with The Lion King; ages as pop culture rather than classic.

The cultural moment.

East African given name historically; global spike after 1994 Disney release.