Total births
178
Girls' name · since 2005
Sunniva
178 babies named Sunniva in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7171
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other girls
Sunniva currently ranks #7171 among girls' names in America, with 178 babies recorded since 2005.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sunniva has been recorded 178 times among girls since 2005, currently ranked #7171 nationally and more common than 60% 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 2005 to 2025.
- #7171 among girls today
- 178 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
- 60% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Sunniva is currently the #7171 girls' name in America, more common than 60% of girls - 178 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7171
- among girls today
- 178
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 60%
- more common than other girls
Sunniva vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#7171
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 60% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
66% of everyone ever named Sunniva was born in this single decade.
2023
Single peak year
30 babies were named Sunniva in 2023 - its busiest year on record.
How Sunniva compares
178 34th percentile among 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
Sunniva's all-time total is 53% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sunniva | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 178 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 30 | 48 | 19,840 |
Sunniva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sunniva splits its recorded history at 2018: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2005 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 30 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sunniva at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2023
Current rank
#7,171
Active since
2005
Sunniva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Sunniva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sunniva's strongest decade.
117 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 66% of all-time use.
Sunniva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
56 births
- 2020s
2020s
117 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 117 births (66% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sunniva? ▼
Sunniva has been given to 178 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #7171 as of the latest data. 30 babies were born in 2023, its single highest year.
When was Sunniva most popular? ▼
Sunniva was most popular in the 2020s decade with 117 total births. The single peak year was 2023.
How long has the name Sunniva been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sunniva since 2005 -- 21 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Sunniva? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Sunniva
Nearby Names Like Sunniva
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sunniva
Sunny Girl
#370 13,191 births
Sunshine Girl
#2640 5,734 births
Sunday Girl
#1059 3,197 births
Sunnie Girl
#1106 2,692 births
Sunni Girl
#1666 2,566 births
Compare Sunniva side by side: Sunniva vs Sunny Sunniva vs Sunshine Sunniva vs Sunday
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2005–2025 (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. "Sunniva: #7171 Girls' Name - 178 Births, Peak 2023." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sunniva. 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 Sunniva 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 July 2026.