Recorded 1938–1994 Girls' name Peak 1953 649 births

Sundra — girls' name

649 babies named Sundra in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s131940s1641950s1541960s1751970s1051980s331990s5
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sundra was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

25 babies were named Sundra in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sundra

The Social Security Administration has registered 649 babies named Sundra between 1938 and 1994, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sundra currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1994. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 25 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sundra performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 175 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sundra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Alabama and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sundra in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sundra 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 649 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.

Sundra at a glance

Last recorded 1994

Total births

649

Since 1938

57 years of records

Peak year

1953

25 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1994

Active since

1938

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1994

Sundra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1994–1938

Last recorded 1994
Peak year (1953)
25
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
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Sundra by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
175 births that decade — 27% of Sundra's all-time total
1930s131940s1641950s1541960s1751970s1051980s331990s5

Sundra by state

Where Sundra concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sundra
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
23 3.5%
#2 Alabama
5 0.8%
#3 California
5 0.8%
#4 Mississippi
5 0.8%
Texas share of Sundra's total US births 3.5%
Even split

23 of 649 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sundra?
649 babies have been named Sundra since 1938. It was last recorded in 1994. The peak year was 1953 with 25 births.
When was Sundra most popular?
Sundra was most popular in the 1960s decade with 175 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
Where is Sundra most popular?
The top states for the name Sundra are Texas (23 births), Alabama (5 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Sundra been used?
Sundra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 57 years of data through 1994.
What names are similar to Sundra?
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, 1938–1994 (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.