Girls' name · since 1915

Sunnie

Sunnie has 2,692 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#3,850 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,093 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,692
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade

Sunnie currently ranks #1093 among girls' names in America, with 2,692 babies recorded since 1915.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunnie has been recorded 2,692 times among girls since 1915, currently ranked #1093 nationally and more common than 94% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.

  • #3,850 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,093 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,692 born since 1915
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunnie ranks #3,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,093 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,692 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.

#3,850 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,093 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,692
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%93.6%
Sunnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Sunnie's 2,692 recorded births place it above 94.67% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

27 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Sunnie compares

2,692 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,297 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

Sunnie's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Sunnie Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,692 376 567,345
Peak-year births 221 21 19,840

Sunnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Sunnie's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 79% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 21%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1930, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 221, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Sunnie popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
221
Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
050100150200250 191519461958197119821993200420152025 221

Sunnie popularity over time - boys

62 total births recorded since 1919 (Sunnie as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 62 births
4681012 191919372005201220202022202320242025 9

Sunnie by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (905 births, 34% of the file).

2020s was Sunnie's strongest decade.

905 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.

Sunnie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 905 births (34% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Sunnie 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 Sunnie's total volume

Sunnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -62, 5.2%-114, 1.7%-114, 11.2%-109, 6.6%-108, 3.4%-37, 7.1%-119, 2.3%-137, 2.9%-28, 8.8%-36, 7.1%-145, 3.4%-47, 7.4%-132, 7.6%-40, 12.4%-64, 3.6%Sunnie-111, 8.2%Sunnie
Sunnie vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Sunnie by state

Where Sunnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sunnie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
242 9.0%
#2 Texas
155 5.8%
#3 Florida
43 1.6%
#4 Ohio
38 1.4%
#5 Georgia
31 1.2%
#6 Missouri
28 1.0%
#7 Tennessee
28 1.0%
#8 Utah
28 1.0%
California share of Sunnie's total US births 9.0%
Even split

242 of 2,692 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Sunnie appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunnie?
Since 1915, Social Security records show 2,692 babies named Sunnie. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #3,850 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #1,093 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 221 births.
Where does Sunnie sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunnie ranks #3,850 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,093 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sunnie most popular?
Sunnie was most popular in the 2020s decade with 905 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Sunnie most popular?
The top states for the name Sunnie are California (242 births), Texas (155 births), Florida (43 births).
How long has the name Sunnie been used?
Records for Sunnie go back to 1915, giving 111 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sunnie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sunny, Sunshine, Sunday, Sunni, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Sunnie's data

  • California records the most Sunnies (242 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sunnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–2025 (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 Sunnie 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.