Girls' name · since 1924
Sunday
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 3,197 babies named Sunday, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,197
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sunday is the #947 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,197 recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Sunday recorded 3,197 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #947 nationally today, ahead of 95% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #3,462 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #947 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,197 born since 1924
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunday ranks #3,462 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #947 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,197 born since 1924, peaking in the 2020s.
- #3,462 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #947 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,197
- born since 1924
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sunday's 3,197 recorded births place it above 95.21% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sunday compares
3,197 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Sunday's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sunday | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,197 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 273 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sunday's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sunday's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2000, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 273, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sunday popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 273
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Sunday popularity over time - boys
120 total births recorded since 1916 (Sunday as boys' name)
Sunday by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,000 births, 31% of the file).
2020s was Sunday's strongest decade.
1,000 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sunday births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 13
1930s
13 births
- 1940s 140
1940s
140 births
- 1950s 244
1950s
244 births
- 1960s
1960s
511 births
- 1970s
1970s
455 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 139
1990s
139 births
- 2000s 131
2000s
131 births
- 2010s
2010s
411 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,000 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,000 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sunday compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sunday's total volume
Sunday by state
Where Sunday concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 315 | 9.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 177 | 5.5% |
| #3 | Florida | | 83 | 2.6% |
| #4 | New York | | 58 | 1.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 55 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 39 | 1.2% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 33 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 32 | 1.0% |
315 of 3,197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Sunday appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sunday's data
- California records the most Sundays (315 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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Nearby Names Like Sunday
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sunday
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Sunday
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sunday: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Sunday 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.