Boys' name · since 2006
Sunel
Since 2006, U.S. Social Security records show 14 babies named Sunel, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sunel sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 14 recorded since 2006.
Social Security Administration records show Sunel recorded 14 times among boys since 2006, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2006.
- #31,952 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 2006
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunel ranks #31,952 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 2006, peaking in the 2000s.
- #31,952 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 2006
- 2000s
- peak decade
Sunel's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sunel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2006
- Peak year (2006)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
Sunel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (14 births, 100% of the file).
2000s was Sunel's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sunel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 14 births (100% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sunel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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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, 2006–2006 (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 Sunel 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.