US rank #7304 Girls' name Peak 1988 371 births

Suni — #7304 US girls' name

371 babies named Suni in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s161960s121970s1021980s1121990s442000s192010s212020s45
#7304
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 59% of names given to girls today.

1980s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Suni was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

19 babies were named Suni in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Suni

The Social Security Administration has registered 371 babies named Suni between 1956 and 2024, spanning 69 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Suni currently holds the #7304 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Suni performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 112 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Suni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Suni 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 371 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.

Suni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

371

Since 1956

69 years of records

Peak year

1988

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#7,304

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1956

Recorded for 69 years

Last year on file: 2024

Suni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1956

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
19
Annual births at peak — across 69 years of records
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Suni by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
112 births that decade — 30% of Suni's all-time total
1950s161960s121970s1021980s1121990s442000s192010s212020s45

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Suni?
371 babies have been named Suni since 1956. It currently ranks #7304 among girls. The peak year was 1988 with 19 births.
When was Suni most popular?
Suni was most popular in the 1980s decade with 112 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Suni been used?
Suni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 69 years of data through 2024.
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.

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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, 1956–2024 (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.