Recorded 2006–2006 Boys' name Peak 2006 14 births

Sunel — boys' name

14 babies named Sunel in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s14
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Sunel was born in this single decade.

2006
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sunel in 2006 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunel

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Sunel between 2006 and 2006, spanning 1 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sunel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunel performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunel 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 14 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.

Sunel at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

14

Since 2006

1 years of records

Peak year

2006

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

2006

Recorded for 1 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sunel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2006

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (2006)
14
Annual births at peak — across 1 years of records
14 2006 14

Sunel by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 100% of Sunel's all-time total
2000s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunel?
14 babies have been named Sunel since 2006. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 2006 with 14 births.
When was Sunel most popular?
Sunel was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
How long has the name Sunel been used?
Sunel has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 1 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sunel?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunil, Sun, Sung, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 2006–2006 (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.