Sunniva
Girl name · #5210 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
Sunniva is currently the #5210 girl name in the United States — 25 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #10148, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 72,000 girls born in 2025 was named Sunniva.
The 20-year story
Sunniva first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2023, with 30 babies and a rank of #4565. 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 Sunniva per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Sunniva in class?
Sunniva scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Sunniva is most common
State-level data for Sunniva is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Sunniva
Statistically, parents drawn to Sunniva tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Saanvika, Solomia, Solomiya, Janova, and Xiamara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sunniva | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 | #5099 |
| 2024 | 16 | #6932 |
| 2023 | 30 | #4565 |
| 2022 | 15 | #7281 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5955 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8953 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13799 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15682 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10689 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10859 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10148 |
| 2013 | 6 | #14582 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16869 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14824 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16462 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunniva a popular girl name?
Sunniva ranked #5210 among girls in 2025 with 25 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #10148.
When was the name Sunniva most popular?
Sunniva peaked in 2023, when 30 American girls received the name (ranked #4565 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sunniva?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 72,000 newborn American girls was named Sunniva. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
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.