Boys' name · since 2005
Sunay
Sunay has 28 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #26,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sunay sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 28 recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunay has been recorded 28 times among boys since 2005, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2011.
- #26,520 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 28 born since 2005
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunay ranks #26,520 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 28 born since 2005, peaking in the 2000s.
- #26,520 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 28
- born since 2005
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sunay's 28 recorded births place it above 41.62% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sunay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sunay's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 61% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 39%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2005, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sunay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2011
- Peak year (2007)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 7 years of records
Sunay by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (16 births, 57% of the file).
2000s was Sunay's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sunay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
16 births
- 2010s
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 16 births (57% of all-time use).
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- Sunay's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (16 total births) through the 2010s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Similar record span (~6 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2005–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sunay draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.