Recorded 1921–1993 Girls' name Peak 1942 40 births

Sunda — girls' name

40 babies named Sunda in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61940s121950s51960s71970s51990s5
1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sunda was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sunda in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunda

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Sunda between 1921 and 1993, spanning 73 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1993. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunda performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sunda shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunda in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 40 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sunda at a glance

Last recorded 1993

Total births

40

Since 1921

73 years of records

Peak year

1942

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1993

Active since

1921

Recorded for 73 years

Last year on file: 1993

Sunda popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1993
Peak year (1942)
7
Annual births at peak — across 73 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1993197219661958194219411921 6

Sunda by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 30% of Sunda's all-time total
1920s61940s121950s51960s71970s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunda?
40 babies have been named Sunda since 1921. It was last recorded in 1993. The peak year was 1942 with 7 births.
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1921–1993 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.