Recorded 1951–1985 Girls' name Peak 1968 282 births

Sundee — girls' name

282 babies named Sundee in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s1181970s1191980s33
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sundee was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

23 babies were named Sundee in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sundee

The Social Security Administration has registered 282 babies named Sundee between 1951 and 1985, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sundee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sundee performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sundee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sundee in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sundee 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 282 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.

Sundee at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

282

Since 1951

35 years of records

Peak year

1968

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1951

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 1985

Sundee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1951

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1968)
23
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
0510152025 19851979197519711967196319541951 5

Sundee by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
119 births that decade — 42% of Sundee's all-time total
1950s121960s1181970s1191980s33

Sundee by state

Where Sundee concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sundee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.8%
Texas share of Sundee's total US births 1.8%

5 of 282 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sundee?
282 babies have been named Sundee since 1951. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1968 with 23 births.
When was Sundee most popular?
Sundee was most popular in the 1970s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Sundee most popular?
The top states for the name Sundee are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Sundee been used?
Sundee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 35 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Sundee?
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, 1951–1985 (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.