Girls' name · since 1948
Sundae
Sundae has 404 recorded births since 1948 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1966 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundae currently ranks #8943 among girls' names in America, with 404 babies recorded since 1948.
Social Security Administration records show Sundae recorded 404 times among girls since 1948, holding rank #8943 nationally today, ahead of 48% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 2025.
- #13,437 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,943 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 404 born since 1948
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundae ranks #13,437 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,943 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 404 born since 1948, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,437 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,943 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 404
- born since 1948
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundae's 404 recorded births place it above 81.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sundae compares
404 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sundae's all-time total is 7% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sundae | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 404 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sundae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sundae's full recorded timeline at 1982, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sundae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–2025
- Peak year (1966)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Sundae by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (109 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Sundae's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Sundae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 24
1950s
24 births
- 1960s
1960s
81 births
- 1970s
1970s
109 births
- 1980s
1980s
55 births
- 1990s 22
1990s
22 births
- 2000s 25
2000s
25 births
- 2010s 37
2010s
37 births
- 2020s 40
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 109 births (27% of all-time use).
Sundae by state
Where Sundae concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 404 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sundae's data
- Sundae's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sundaes (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sundae: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1948–2025 (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 Sundae 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.