Recorded 1997–2003 Unisex name Peak 2003 12 births

Sunia — unisex name

12 babies named Sunia in U.S. Social Security records since 1997, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s7
2000s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Sunia was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sunia in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunia

The Social Security Administration has registered 12 babies named Sunia between 1997 and 2003, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2003. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 7 babies received it in a single year. Sunia is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 6 additional births since 2023.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunia performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 7 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Sunia shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunia 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 12 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.

Sunia at a glance

Last recorded 2003

Total births

12

Since 1997

7 years of records

Peak year

2003

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2003

Active since

1997

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2003

Sunia popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–1997

Last recorded 2003
Peak year (2003)
7
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20031997 5

Sunia popularity over time — boys

6 total births recorded since 2023 (Sunia as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 6 births
6 2023 6

Sunia by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
7 births that decade — 58% of Sunia's all-time total
1990s52000s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunia?
12 babies have been named Sunia since 1997. It was last recorded in 2003. The peak year was 2003 with 7 births.
When was Sunia most popular?
Sunia was most popular in the 2000s decade with 7 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
Is Sunia a unisex name?
Yes, Sunia is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 12 births, and as a boy's name it has 6 births.
How long has the name Sunia been used?
Sunia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1997, spanning 7 years of data through 2003.
What names are similar to Sunia?
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, 1997–2003 (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.