Girls' name · since 1951
Sundee
Sundee has 282 recorded births since 1951 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1968 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #16,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundee sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 282 recorded since 1951.
Social Security Administration records show Sundee recorded 282 times among girls since 1951, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, 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 1951 to 1985.
- #16,454 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 282 born since 1951
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundee ranks #16,454 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 282 born since 1951, peaking in the 1970s.
- #16,454 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 282
- born since 1951
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sundee's 282 recorded births place it above 77.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sundee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sundee's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1951, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1968 peak of 23, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sundee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1951–1985
- Peak year (1968)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 35 years of records
Sundee by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (119 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Sundee's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sundee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1960s
1960s
118 births
- 1970s
1970s
119 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 119 births (42% of all-time use).
Sundee by state
Where Sundee concentrates geographically, total births since 1951
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 1.8% |
5 of 282 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sundee's data
- Sundee's decade-level peak was the 1970s (119 total births); usage has since declined to 33 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sundees (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sundee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1968)
Similar record span (~34 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, 1951–1985 (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 Sundee 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.