Is Sunday a boy or girl name?
Sunday is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 232 girls and 9 boys were named Sunday, so 96.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 96.6% of the 3,022 US babies named Sunday were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #8,856
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,072
- Babies named Sunday since 1916
- 3,022
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 241 babies
Boys and girls named Sunday, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 7 | 6 | 46.2% |
| 1930s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 140 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 244 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 511 | 100% |
| 1970s | 11 | 455 | 97.6% |
| 1980s | 0 | 147 | 100% |
| 1990s | 16 | 139 | 89.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 2010s | 21 | 411 | 95.1% |
| 2020s | 33 | 723 | 95.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | #8,856 | 232 | #1,072 |
| 2023 | 10 | #8,177 | 178 | #1,290 |
| 2022 | 7 | #10,704 | 123 | #1,706 |
| 2021 | 7 | #10,639 | 107 | #1,870 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 83 | #2,189 |
| 2019 | 6 | #11,949 | 59 | #2,851 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,827 | 47 | #3,391 |
| 2017 | 5 | #13,991 | 40 | #3,835 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 35 | #4,233 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 26 | #5,278 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,646 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,908 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,983 |
| 2011 | 5 | #14,074 | 43 | #3,655 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,884 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 29 | #5,073 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 22 | #6,328 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 8 | #13,788 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,191 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,040 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 6 | #15,855 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #12,273 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,775 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,278 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,296 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,239 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,062 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,270 |
| 1996 | 6 | #8,869 | 15 | #6,352 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,656 |
| 1994 | 5 | #10,064 | 8 | #10,429 |
| 1993 | 5 | #9,970 | 11 | #7,985 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,690 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 20 | #4,984 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,514 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,957 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,061 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 10 | #7,289 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,426 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,315 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 12 | #5,784 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,160 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,148 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 21 | #3,839 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,956 | 32 | #2,788 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,676 | 45 | #2,119 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,509 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,815 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,019 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,644 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,882 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,917 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,611 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,009 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,684 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,605 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,380 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 109 | #985 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,686 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,944 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,294 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,155 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,740 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,635 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,229 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,499 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 24 | #2,342 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,240 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,056 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,908 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,063 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,259 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,308 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,327 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 22 | #2,126 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,063 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,816 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,724 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,986 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,752 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,224 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,701 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,376 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,182 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,742 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,294 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,985 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,775 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,675 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 7 | #3,472 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sunday reached #3,472 in 1916. As a girl name, it reached #985 in 1966. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.