Girls' name · since 1921

Sunda

Sunda has 40 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#37,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1921
1940s
peak decade

Sunda sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 40 recorded since 1921.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunda has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1921, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 1993.

  • #37,686 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 40 born since 1921
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunda ranks #37,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1921, peaking in the 1940s.

#37,686 of 72,339
all-time among girls
40
born since 1921
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sunda's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sunda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sunda's full recorded timeline at 1958, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Sunda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–1993

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1921194119421958196619721993 5

Sunda by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (12 births, 30% of the file).

1940s was Sunda's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Sunda births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 12 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunda? ▼
Sunda has been given to 40 babies in the U.S. since 1921, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #37,686 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1993. 7 babies were born in 1942, its single highest year.
Where does Sunda sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunda ranks #37,686 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sunda most popular? ▼
Sunda was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
How long has the name Sunda been used? ▼
Sunda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1921, spanning 73 years of data through 1993.
What names are similar to Sunda? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunshine, Sunday, Sunnie, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sunda's data

  • Sunda's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (12 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sunda

Nearby Names Like Sunda

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sunda

Sunny Girl
#390 13,191 births
Sunshine Girl
#2936 5,734 births
Sunday Girl
#947 3,197 births
Sunnie Girl
#1093 2,692 births
Sunni Girl
#1947 2,566 births

Compare Sunda side by side: Sunda vs Sunny Sunda vs Sunshine Sunda vs Sunday

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Tollie
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Idah
40 births · Peak 1916
Burley
40 births · Peak 1925
Alfaretta
40 births · Peak 1905
Impi
40 births · Peak 1917
Burlie
40 births · Peak 1918

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sunda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1921–1993 (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 Sunda 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.