US rank #1069 Girls' name Peak 2024 2,920 births

Sunday — #1069 US girls' name

2,920 babies named Sunday in U.S. Social Security records since 1924, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s131940s1401950s2441960s5111970s4551980s1471990s1392000s1312010s4112020s723
#1069
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Sunday was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

232 babies were named Sunday in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunday

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,920 babies named Sunday between 1924 and 2024, spanning 101 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunday currently holds the #1069 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 232 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunday performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 723 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Sunday shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 286 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sunday in 23 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunday 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 2,920 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.

Sunday at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,920

Since 1924

101 years of records

Peak year

2024

232 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,069

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1924

Recorded for 101 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sunday popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1924

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
232
Annual births at peak — across 101 years of records
-50050100150200250 202420132002199119801969195819471924 6

Sunday popularity over time — boys

102 total births recorded since 1916 (Sunday as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 102 births
4681012 202420222019201719961993197819181916 7

Sunday by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
723 births that decade — 25% of Sunday's all-time total
1920s61930s131940s1401950s2441960s5111970s4551980s1471990s1392000s1312010s4112020s723

Sunday by state

Where Sunday concentrates geographically — total births since 1924

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sunday
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
286 9.8%
#2 Texas
143 4.9%
#3 Florida
67 2.3%
#4 New York
49 1.7%
#5 Michigan
40 1.4%
#6 Georgia
32 1.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
24 0.8%
#8 Ohio
23 0.8%
California share of Sunday's total US births 9.8%
Even split

286 of 2,920 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.

Sunday appears in 23 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunday?
2,920 babies have been named Sunday since 1924. It currently ranks #1069 among girls. The peak year was 2024 with 232 births.
When was Sunday most popular?
Sunday was most popular in the 2020s decade with 723 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sunday most popular?
The top states for the name Sunday are California (286 births), Texas (143 births), Florida (67 births).
How long has the name Sunday been used?
Sunday has been recorded in Social Security data since 1924, spanning 101 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sunday?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunshine, Sunnie, Sunni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1924–2024 (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.