Puma: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Puma – Meaning: mountain lion, cougar – Origin: Quechua – Gender: Boy – Pronunciation: POO-muh


Puma is a Quechua boy's name meaning “mountain lion, cougar”. It appears in our list of 200+ Boho Baby Boy Names for the Free-Spirit Dad.

Meaning & Origin of Puma

Meaning: Mountain lion, cougar.

Origin: Quechua.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Puma

Phonetic: POO-muh   IPA: /ˈpuːmə/

Popularity of Puma

Puma doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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