Girls' name · since 1963
Sunita
Since 1963, U.S. Social Security records show 609 babies named Sunita, peaking in 1983. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 609
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sunita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 609 have been recorded since 1963.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunita has been recorded 609 times among girls since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2023.
- #10,453 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 609 born since 1963
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunita ranks #10,453 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 609 born since 1963, peaking in the 1980s.
- #10,453 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 609
- born since 1963
- 1980s
- peak decade
Sunita's 609 recorded births place it above 85.54% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Sunita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sunita splits its recorded history at 1987: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1963 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1983 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sunita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2023
- Peak year (1983)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Sunita by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (187 births, 31% of the file).
1980s was Sunita's strongest decade.
187 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Sunita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 54
1960s
54 births
- 1970s
1970s
170 births
- 1980s
1980s
187 births
- 1990s
1990s
113 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 187 births (31% of all-time use).
How Sunita compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sunita's total volume
Sunita by state
Where Sunita concentrates geographically, total births since 1963
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 62 | 10.2% |
| #2 | California | | 5 | 0.8% |
62 of 609 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Sunita's data
- Sunita's decade-level peak was the 1980s (187 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sunitas (62 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sunita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~60 yrs)
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, 1963–2023 (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 Sunita 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.