Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Sunday

Gender Girl · 4% boys Rank 2025 #947 Trend ↑ Rising 275%
Rank 2025
#947
among girls · ↑113 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
290
named Sunday · +18% vs 2024
How common
1 in 5,887
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
290 babies
All-time total
3,317
#3,461 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Sunday popularity over time

3,317 babies have been named Sunday since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 14 14 1 – –
1920s 6 7 13 1 -7% #4,985
1930s 13 – 13 1 0% #3,742
1940s 140 – 140 14 +977% #1,816
1950s 244 – 244 24 +74% #1,908
1960s 511 – 511 51 +109% #985
1970s 455 11 466 47 -9% #1,611
1980s 147 – 147 15 -68% #3,161
1990s 139 16 155 16 +5% #4,984
2000s 131 – 131 13 -15% #5,073
2010s 411 21 432 43 +230% #2,851
2020s (to 2025) 1,000 51 1,051 175 +305% #947

Where Sunday is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 342 0.21 outside top 500
2027 414 0.26 outside top 500
2028 487 0.30 outside top 500
2029 560 0.35 outside top 500
2030 630 0.39 #482

Where Sunday is most popular

Girls named Sunday per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.113 per 1,000. Strongest in Kentucky, Oklahoma, and Utah.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Sunday born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Kentucky 24 0.281 +148%
Oklahoma 16 0.217 +92%
Utah 18 0.216 +91%
Tennessee 33 0.208 +84%
Colorado 23 0.206 +82%
Florida 67 0.157 +39%
South Carolina 14 0.156 +38%
Georgia 33 0.145 +29%
Michigan 25 0.137 +21%
Arizona 19 0.135 +20%
California 113 0.134 +19%
Washington 18 0.125 +10%
Texas 95 0.118 +5%
Oregon 7 0.108 -5%
Missouri 12 0.100 -12%
North Carolina 22 0.097 -15%
Pennsylvania 17 0.072 -36%
Ohio 14 0.059 -48%
Virginia 9 0.053 -53%
Wisconsin 5 0.049 -57%
Maryland 5 0.047 -58%
Minnesota 5 0.046 -59%
New York 16 0.040 -64%
Indiana 5 0.036 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sunday

Sunday is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #947 in 2025 with 273 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 3,317 American babies have been named Sunday. Its peak came in 2025, when 290 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sunday stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sunday?

The median living Sunday is about 20 years old; half are between 3 and 55. An estimated 3,100 people named Sunday are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sunday year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 273 #947 17 #5,581
2024 236 #1,060 10 #8,240
2023 178 #1,290 10 #8,181
2022 123 #1,708 7 #10,707
2021 107 #1,870 7 #10,648
2020 83 #2,192 – –
2019 59 #2,851 6 #11,951
2018 47 #3,392 5 #13,836
2017 40 #3,838 5 #13,995
2016 35 #4,235 – –
2015 26 #5,279 – –
2014 43 #3,646 – –
2013 39 #3,909 – –
2012 39 #3,983 – –
2011 43 #3,655 5 #14,074
2010 40 #3,884 – –
2009 29 #5,073 – –
2008 22 #6,328 – –
2007 8 #13,788 – –
2006 15 #8,191 – –
2005 11 #10,040 – –
2004 6 #15,856 – –
2003 8 #12,273 – –
2002 12 #8,775 – –
2001 15 #7,278 – –
2000 5 #17,297 – –
1995 17 #5,656 – –
1990 17 #5,514 – –
1985 14 #5,315 – –
1980 21 #3,839 – –
1975 44 #2,019 – –
1970 42 #2,010 – –
1965 45 #1,686 – –
1960 48 #1,635 – –
1955 28 #2,056 – –
1950 19 #2,327 – –
1945 7 #3,986 – –
1940 9 #3,182 – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 7 #3,775
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Sunday

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sunday Oliseh Nigerian footballer and manager b. 1974 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Sunday Bada Nigerian sprinter (1969–2011) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sunday, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sunday?

The median living Sunday is about 20 years old. Half of all living Sundays are between 3 and 55 years old.

How many people named Sunday are alive today?

An estimated 3,100 people named Sunday are alive in the United States, based on 3,317 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sunday in 2025?

Sunday ranked #947 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 273 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sunday?

3,317 babies have been named Sunday in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sunday most popular?

Sunday peaked in 2025, when 290 newborns received the name.

Is Sunday a boy or girl name?

Sunday is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 96% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sunday rising or falling?

Sunday is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sunday become more popular?

Sunday is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 630 girls named Sunday in 2030, which would rank around #482. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sunday?

Well-known people named Sunday include Sunday Oliseh (soccer player), Sunday Bada (athlete).

Names like Sunday

Names that sound and feel close to Sunday: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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