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Sunni

Girl

Meaning of Sunni: English: 'sunny'

Sunni is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 1826th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4192nd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#1826

106 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4192

5 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,635

First recorded 1949 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 62 babies1982: 58 babies1983: 42 babies1984: 46 babies1985: 36 babies1986: 58 babies1987: 41 babies1988: 60 babies1989: 52 babies1990: 37 babies19901991: 37 babies1992: 38 babies1993: 33 babies1994: 27 babies1995: 25 babies1996: 32 babies1997: 32 babies1998: 24 babies1999: 30 babies2000: 42 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 25 babies2006: 21 babies2007: 20 babies2008: 15 babies2009: 27 babies2010: 29 babies20102011: 32 babies2012: 32 babies2013: 36 babies2014: 30 babies2015: 38 babies2016: 29 babies2017: 33 babies2018: 47 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 76 babies20202021: 69 babies2022: 108 babies2023: 105 babies2024: 134 babies2025: 106 babies
US babies named Sunni per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 134.

Gender split

3% boys · 97% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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