Recorded 1952–1984 Girls' name Peak 1976 29 births

Sunnye — girls' name

29 babies named Sunnye in U.S. Social Security records since 1952, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51970s71980s17
1980s
Peak decade

59% of everyone ever named Sunnye was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

7 babies were named Sunnye in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunnye

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Sunnye between 1952 and 1984, spanning 33 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunnye currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunnye performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sunnye shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunnye 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 29 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.

Sunnye at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

29

Since 1952

33 years of records

Peak year

1976

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1952

Recorded for 33 years

Last year on file: 1984

Sunnye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1952

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1976)
7
Annual births at peak — across 33 years of records
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Sunnye by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
17 births that decade — 59% of Sunnye's all-time total
1950s51970s71980s17

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunnye?
29 babies have been named Sunnye since 1952. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1976 with 7 births.
When was Sunnye most popular?
Sunnye was most popular in the 1980s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Sunnye been used?
Sunnye has been recorded in Social Security data since 1952, spanning 33 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Sunnye?
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.

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, 1952–1984 (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.