Sunil vs Sun

Side-by-side comparison of Sunil and Sun — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sunil

Boy name

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Name B

Sun

Girl name

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Metric Sunil Sun
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 989 498
Peak Year 1979 1971
Peak Year Births 42 16
Peak Decade 1970ss 1980ss
Gender Boy Girl
First Recorded Year 1962 1939

Births by Decade

Decade Sunil Sun
1930ss — 6
1940ss — 29
1950ss — 73
1960ss 99 45
1970ss 300 101
1980ss 285 104
1990ss 169 65
2000ss 95 34
2010ss 41 18
2020ss — 23

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sunil Sun
2014 — 7
2015 6 —
2016 6 —
2017 — 6
2018 — 5
2019 6 —
2020 — 7
2022 — 9
2023 — 7

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1962–2019.

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