Total births
393
Girls' name · since 1956
Suni
Suni has 393 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7336
- among girls today
- 393
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Suni is the #7336 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 393 recorded since 1956.
Suni has 393 recorded births among girls since 1956, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7336 as of the latest data, more common than 59% of girls, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #7336 among girls today
- 393 born since 1956
- 1980s peak decade
- 59% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Suni is currently the #7336 girls' name in America, more common than 59% of girls - 393 born since 1956, peaking in the 1980s.
- #7336
- among girls today
- 393
- born since 1956
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 59%
- more common than other girls
Suni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7336
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 59% of names given to girls today.
1980s
Peak decade
28% of everyone ever named Suni was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
22 babies were named Suni in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Suni compares
393 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Suni's all-time total is 3% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Suni | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 393 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 48 | 19,840 |
Suni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Suni's SSA record in two at 1987 and the more recent half accounts for 48% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 52%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1956, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Suni at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#7,336
Active since
1956
Suni popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Suni by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Suni's strongest decade.
112 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Suni births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 16
1950s
16 births
- 1960s 12
1960s
12 births
- 1970s
1970s
102 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s 44
1990s
44 births
- 2000s 19
2000s
19 births
- 2010s 21
2010s
21 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 112 births (28% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Suni? ▼
Suni has been given to 393 babies in the U.S. since 1956, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7336 as of the latest data. 22 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Suni most popular? ▼
Suni was most popular in the 1980s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Suni been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Suni since 1956 -- 70 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Suni? ▼
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 Suni's data
- Suni's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (112 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Suni
Nearby Names Like Suni
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Suni
Sunny Girl
#370 13,191 births
Sunshine Girl
#2640 5,734 births
Sunday Girl
#1059 3,197 births
Sunnie Girl
#1106 2,692 births
Sunni Girl
#1666 2,566 births
Compare Suni side by side: Suni vs Sunny Suni vs Sunshine Suni vs Sunday
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1956–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Suni: #7336 Girls' Name - 393 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/suni. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Suni 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 July 2026.