Girls' name · since 1960

Sundie

Sundie has 36 recorded births since 1960 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1971 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#38,970 of 72,339
all-time among girls
36
born since 1960
1970s
peak decade

Sundie is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 36 have been recorded since 1960.

Sundie has 36 recorded births among girls since 1960, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 1981.

  • #38,970 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 36 born since 1960
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundie ranks #38,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 36 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.

#38,970 of 72,339
all-time among girls
36
born since 1960
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Sundie's 36 recorded births place it above 46.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sundie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Sundie splits its recorded history at 1974: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1964 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1971 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Sundie popularity over time

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

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
45678910 196019641971197419791981 5

Sundie by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (19 births, 53% of the file).

1970s was Sundie's strongest decade.

19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Sundie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 19 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sundie?
Sundie has been given to 36 babies in the U.S. since 1960, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #38,970 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1981. 9 babies were born in 1971, its single highest year.
Where does Sundie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sundie ranks #38,970 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
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?
Records for Sundie go back to 1960, giving 22 years of history 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.

What to do with Sundie's data

  • Sundie's decade-level peak was the 1970s (19 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Sundie

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sundie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1960–1981 (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 Sundie 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.