Recorded 1960–1981 Girls' name Peak 1971 36 births

Sundie — girls' name

36 babies named Sundie in U.S. Social Security records since 1960, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s121970s191980s5
1970s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Sundie was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sundie in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sundie

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Sundie between 1960 and 1981, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sundie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sundie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 19 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sundie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sundie 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 36 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.

Sundie at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

36

Since 1960

22 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1960

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 1981

Sundie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1960

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
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Sundie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
19 births that decade — 53% of Sundie's all-time total
1960s121970s191980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sundie?
36 babies have been named Sundie since 1960. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Sundie most popular?
Sundie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sundie been used?
Sundie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1960, spanning 22 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Sundie?
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, 1960–1981 (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.