Is Sunni a boy or girl name?
Sunni is mostly a girl name in the US. In 2024, 123 girls and 11 boys were named Sunni, so 91.8% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 97.5% of the 2,528 US babies named Sunni were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,654
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,668
- Babies named Sunni since 1949
- 2,528
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 134 babies
Boys and girls named Sunni, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 80 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 115 | 100% |
| 1970s | 5 | 377 | 98.7% |
| 1980s | 0 | 524 | 100% |
| 1990s | 6 | 309 | 98.1% |
| 2000s | 0 | 249 | 100% |
| 2010s | 5 | 362 | 98.6% |
| 2020s | 46 | 445 | 90.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11 | #7,654 | 123 | #1,668 |
| 2023 | 5 | #13,918 | 100 | #1,978 |
| 2022 | 12 | #7,198 | 96 | #2,031 |
| 2021 | 12 | #7,038 | 56 | #2,996 |
| 2020 | 6 | #11,837 | 70 | #2,495 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,780 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,828 | 42 | #3,662 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,366 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,828 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,979 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,758 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,150 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,590 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 32 | #4,559 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 29 | #4,957 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 27 | #5,364 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 15 | #8,475 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,775 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 21 | #6,324 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,240 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,533 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,926 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,889 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,821 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,261 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,954 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,617 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,616 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,557 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,203 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,999 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,411 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,315 | 32 | #3,493 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,088 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,066 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 52 | #2,298 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 60 | #2,009 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,522 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,930 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,695 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,184 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,304 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,867 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,806 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,673 |
| 1979 | 5 | #6,957 | 46 | #2,181 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,464 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 38 | #2,374 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,496 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,874 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,603 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,107 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,733 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,058 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,299 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,636 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,296 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,859 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 8 | #5,219 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,786 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,935 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,238 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,450 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,894 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 11 | #4,004 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,846 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,005 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,882 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,694 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,610 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,926 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,440 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,690 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,961 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sunni reached #6,957 in 1979. As a girl name, it reached #1,496 in 1976. 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.
Names spelled like Sunni
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.