Simba
Simba is the Swahili word used for a lion, as illustrated in the University of Georgia’s Kiswahili teaching material. Simba is also the lion hero of Disney’s The Lion King. The word meaning and the film character are supported by separate references.
- Meaning
- Lion
- Name or word origin
- Swahili
Sources and meaning notes
Swahili is the specific language supported here. The entry does not substitute a continent-wide African origin label.
- University of Georgia: Kiswahili narrative examples A Swahili sentence using simba and its English lion translation
- Disney D23: Simba The Lion King character
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Catalog grouping: Male. This is a browsing label and does not restrict which cats can use the name.
Popularity in cited datasets
Each position below belongs to its publisher’s sample and time period. These are not iCatNames registration counts or a combined ranking.
| Dataset scope | Position | Source |
|---|---|---|
| New customer cats, January–December 2024 | #11 | Pumpkin customer cats (2024 data) |
| U.S. cat names — top 100 | #18 | Rover catalog (checked 2026-10-26; undated) |
| France — male | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
| Spain — male | #1 | Rover 2025 country report |
An undated catalog checked in 2026 is not a 2025 annual result. Historical reports keep their published period. Source records on this page were checked on 2026-10-26.
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