Sunday

#946 for girls in 2025, 273 births · #5,399 for boys in 2025, 17 births
Given to girls 96.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
2025 · 273 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
3,197
since 1924

Sunday over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Sunday has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202024girlsat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#946273#5,39917
2024#1,056236#7,76510
2023#1,287178#7,73810
2022#1,692123#9,8237
2021#1,861107#9,7147
2020#2,17083—
2019#2,81459#10,8036
2018#3,34647#12,1565
2017#3,76940#12,2465
2016#4,15735—
2015#5,12726—
2014#3,58543—
2013#3,84939—
2012#3,91539—
2011#3,60343#12,2875
2010#3,81640—
2009#4,93129—
2008#6,13022—
2007#12,6768—
2006#7,86815—
2005#9,45211—
2004#14,1796—
2003#11,3258—
2002#8,28012—
2001#6,95615—
2000#15,0315—
1999#9,4799—
1998#6,71914—
1997#7,74211—
1996#6,06415#7,9716
1995#5,43917—
1994#9,5868#8,8005
1993#7,49811#8,7005
1992#5,48417—
1991#4,80820—
1990#5,28617—
1989#7,44910—
1988#6,66611—
1987#6,78810—
1986#7,7498—
1985#5,07714—
1984#4,96614—
1983#5,45712—
1982#3,09328—
1981#4,00519—
1980#3,71921—
1979#2,72432#6,0565
1978#2,09245#5,0596
1977#2,46335—
1976#1,79452—
1975#1,98644—
1974#1,63057—
1973#1,85745—
1972#1,89044—
1971#1,59459—
1970#1,98642—
1969#1,66752—
1968#1,59452—
1967#1,37264—
1966#983109—
1965#1,67245—
1964#1,91838—
1963#2,25228—
1962#2,11331—
1961#1,72044—
1960#1,61748—
1959#2,19127—
1958#2,44922—
1957#2,27624—
1956#2,19425—
1955#2,02428—
1954#1,87531—
1953#2,01726—
1952#2,20022—
1951#2,24520—
1950#2,25319—
1949#2,06922—
1948#2,00823—
1947#1,79029—
1946#2,59714—
1945#3,6767—
1944#2,62512—
1943#3,04010—
1942#3,4448—
1941#3,9546—
1940#2,9639—
1939#3,4297—
1938#3,8476—
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Sunday! It came in at #4,434, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1937, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Sunday is popular in 2024

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #875 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,266 girlsMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #905 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 5,177 girlsCAUtah: #615 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,822 girlsUTColorado: #424 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,749 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNEMissouri: #918 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,758 girlsMOKentucky: #411 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,590 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedDEArizona: #1,058 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,609 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedARTennessee: #920 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,574 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #899 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,622 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #633 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,603 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedALGeorgia: #1,000 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,057 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sunday, so not publishedHITexas: #996 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 5,633 girlsTXFlorida: #812 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,315 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#411 · 1 in 1,590
  2. Colorado#424 · 1 in 1,749
  3. Utah#615 · 1 in 2,822
  4. South Carolina#633 · 1 in 2,603
  5. Florida#812 · 1 in 4,315

Best ever in a state: #349 in Kansas, 1966.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#411111 in 1,590
Colorado#424131 in 1,749
Utah#61561 in 2,822
South Carolina#63371 in 2,603
Florida#812201 in 4,315
Minnesota#87551 in 4,266
North Carolina#899101 in 4,622
California#905321 in 5,177
Missouri#91851 in 4,758
Tennessee#92071 in 4,574
Texas#996291 in 5,633
Georgia#1,00091 in 5,057
Arizona#1,05851 in 5,609
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sunday
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 110 spots since 2024 (#1,056 → #946)
  • 1,224 spots since 2020 (#2,170 → #946)
  • 4,181 spots since 2015 (#5,127 → #946)
  • Biggest jump: 689 spots in 1966 (#1,672 → #983)
  • Biggest drop: 389 spots in 1967 (#983 → #1,372)
Rise & fade · girls
101 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 2025 at #946 (273 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 2 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 2 yrs · 1966–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 5,887
  • Highest: 1 in 5,887 girls born in 2025 were named Sunday (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
  • 31.3% of all girls named Sunday (1,000) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s6#4,434 (1924)#4,434
1930s13#3,429 (1939)#3,638
1940s140#1,790 (1947)#2,817
1950s244#1,875 (1954)#2,172
1960s511#983 (1966)#1,691
1970s455#1,594 (1971)#2,002
1980s147#3,093 (1982)#5,497
1990s139#4,808 (1991)#6,811
2000s131#4,931 (2009)#9,683
2010s411#2,814 (2019)#3,798
2020s1,000#946 (2025)#1,502

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sunday in 2024

girls
#1,056
236 births · 1 in 6,865 girls
boys
#7,765
10 births · 1 in 172,289 boys

Top girls' names in 2024

  1. #1Olivia14,772
  2. #2Emma13,524
  3. #3Amelia12,786
  4. #4Charlotte12,597
  5. #5Mia12,149
  6. #6Sophia12,126
  7. #7Isabella10,810
  8. #8Evelyn9,146
  9. #9Ava8,700
  10. #10Sofia8,113
  11. #1,056Sunday236

Top boys' names in 2024

  1. #1Liam22,252
  2. #2Noah20,409
  3. #3Oliver15,396
  4. #4Theodore12,069
  5. #5James11,856
  6. #6Henry11,596
  7. #7Mateo11,349
  8. #8Elijah11,238
  9. #9Lucas10,743
  10. #10William10,647
  11. #7,765Sunday10
More about 2024

girls

1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 6,865 of them was named Sunday, which outranked 94.0% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sunday
  1. #1,052Kimora237
  2. #1,052Marcella237
  3. #1,052Mattie237
  4. #1,056Sunday236
  5. #1,056Antonia236
  6. #1,056Jovi236
  7. #1,056Mavie236
  8. #1,061Agnes235
  9. #1,061Anayah235
  10. #1,061Laylah235

Tied with 4 names at #1,056; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 756Ailany#857 → #101
  2. ↑ 439Aylani#1,001 → #562
  3. ↑ 426Marjorie#1,248 → #822
  4. ↑ 414Scottie#616 → #202
  5. ↑ 365Elodie#737 → #372
Fallers
  1. ↓ 605Emryn#887 → #1,492
  2. ↓ 307Zhuri#862 → #1,169
  3. ↓ 301Layne#974 → #1,275
  4. ↓ 273Alitzel#876 → #1,149
  5. ↓ 267Aleyna#964 → #1,231

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 172,289 of them was named Sunday, which outranked 45.7% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sunday
  1. #7,257Zoltan11
  2. #7,257Zuhair11
  3. #7,257Zvi11
  4. #7,765Sunday10
  5. #7,765Aadil10
  6. #7,765Aaric10
  7. #7,765Aarya10
  8. #8,312Aadhavan9
  9. #8,312Aaiden9
  10. #8,312Aari9

Tied with 546 names at #7,765; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2023
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,833Truce#10,821 → #988
  2. ↑ 1,201Colsen#1,832 → #631
  3. ↑ 616Bryer#1,485 → #869
  4. ↑ 470Halo#1,458 → #988
  5. ↑ 348Azaiah#1,230 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 397Khari#827 → #1,224
  2. ↓ 309Karsyn#977 → #1,286
  3. ↓ 256Kye#940 → #1,196
  4. ↓ 225Kole#971 → #1,196
  5. ↓ 224Khai#723 → #947

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2024 →