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.

#1106
among girls today
2,692
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade
94%
more common than other girls

Sunnie currently ranks #1106 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 #1106 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.

  • #1106 among girls today
  • 2,692 born since 1915
  • 2020s peak decade
  • 94% more common than other girls

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

Sunnie is currently the #1106 girls' name in America, more common than 94% of girls - 2,692 born since 1915, peaking in the 2020s.

#1106
among girls today
2,692
born since 1915
2020s
peak decade
94%
more common than other girls

Sunnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings

0%100%Median name50%93.7%
Sunnie vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#1106
of 17,726 girls in use

More common than 94% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Sunnie was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

221 babies were named Sunnie in 2024 - its busiest year on record.

How Sunnie compares

2,692 Top 19% higher than 81% of 17,726 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 (Emerly) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,692 382 567,345
Peak-year births 221 48 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 at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,692

Since 1915

111 years of records

Peak year

2024

221 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,106

Among girls

As of 2025

Active since

1915

Recorded for 111 years

Last year on file: 2025

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
-50050100150200250 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

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

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 June 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

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 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. Today it holds rank #1106 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2024, with 221 births.
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
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sunnie: #1106 Girls' Name - 2,692 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sunnie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 June 2026.