Recorded 1986–2006 Boys' name Peak 1993 49 births

Sunjay — boys' name

49 babies named Sunjay in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 1993. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s61990s272000s16
1990s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Sunjay was born in this single decade.

1993
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sunjay in 1993 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunjay

The Social Security Administration has registered 49 babies named Sunjay between 1986 and 2006, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sunjay currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2006. The name reached its historical peak in 1993, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunjay performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sunjay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunjay 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 49 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.

Sunjay at a glance

Last recorded 2006

Total births

49

Since 1986

21 years of records

Peak year

1993

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2006

Active since

1986

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2006

Sunjay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–1986

Last recorded 2006
Peak year (1993)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
468101214 2006200420021995199319911986 6

Sunjay by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
27 births that decade — 55% of Sunjay's all-time total
1980s61990s272000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunjay?
49 babies have been named Sunjay since 1986. It was last recorded in 2006. The peak year was 1993 with 13 births.
When was Sunjay most popular?
Sunjay was most popular in the 1990s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1993.
How long has the name Sunjay been used?
Sunjay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 21 years of data through 2006.
What names are similar to Sunjay?
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, 1986–2006 (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.