Sunnie
Girl name · #1093 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 221 baby girls were named Sunnie, placing it at #1093 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3478, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 8,145 girls born in 2025 was named Sunnie.
The 110-year story
Sunnie first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 10 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 221 babies and a rank of #1105. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Sunnie per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sunnie in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Sunnie is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Sunnie will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Sunnie is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sunnie is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Sunnie is most common in TN (0.4 per 1,000), OH (0.3 per 1,000), FL (0.2 per 1,000), TX (0.1 per 1,000), CA (0.1 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Sunnie is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Sunnie
Statistically, parents drawn to Sunnie tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Junie, Laynie, Winnie, Salome, and Leonie.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sunnie | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 221 | #1092 |
| 2024 | 221 | #1105 |
| 2023 | 129 | #1614 |
| 2022 | 127 | #1659 |
| 2021 | 122 | #1698 |
| 2020 | 85 | #2135 |
| 2019 | 72 | #2451 |
| 2018 | 55 | #2962 |
| 2017 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2016 | 31 | #4531 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3478 |
| 2014 | 54 | #3080 |
| 2013 | 43 | #3573 |
| 2012 | 35 | #4216 |
| 2011 | 42 | #3659 |
| 2010 | 32 | #4494 |
| 2009 | 29 | #4931 |
| 2008 | 35 | #4360 |
| 2007 | 25 | #5526 |
| 2006 | 25 | #5383 |
| 2005 | 27 | #4828 |
| 2004 | 33 | #4172 |
| 2003 | 37 | #3731 |
| 2002 | 31 | #4071 |
| 2001 | 31 | #4025 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunnie a popular girl name?
Sunnie ranked #1093 among girls in 2025 with 221 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3478.
When was the name Sunnie most popular?
Sunnie peaked in 2024, when 221 American girls received the name (ranked #1105 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sunnie?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 8,145 newborn American girls was named Sunnie. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.