Recorded 1927–2007 Girls' name Peak 1927 111 births

Sunya — girls' name

111 babies named Sunya in U.S. Social Security records since 1927, with the highest year being 1927. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s261940s81960s231970s311980s61990s52000s12
1970s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Sunya was born in this single decade.

1927
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sunya in 1927 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sunya

The Social Security Administration has registered 111 babies named Sunya between 1927 and 2007, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sunya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sunya performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 31 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Sunya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sunya in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sunya 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 111 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.

Sunya at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

111

Since 1927

81 years of records

Peak year

1927

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1927

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sunya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1927

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1927)
14
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
46810121416 200719911977197519721966194719281927 14

Sunya by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
31 births that decade — 28% of Sunya's all-time total
1920s261940s81960s231970s311980s61990s52000s12

Sunya by state

Where Sunya concentrates geographically — total births since 1927

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sunya
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
5 4.5%
New York share of Sunya's total US births 4.5%

5 of 111 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sunya?
111 babies have been named Sunya since 1927. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1927 with 14 births.
When was Sunya most popular?
Sunya was most popular in the 1970s decade with 31 total births. The single peak year was 1927.
Where is Sunya most popular?
The top states for the name Sunya are New York (5 births).
How long has the name Sunya been used?
Sunya has been recorded in Social Security data since 1927, spanning 81 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sunya?
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, 1927–2007 (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.