Sunni
Mostly girls · SUN-ee · English
Sunni is a name of English origin, meaning “sunny; cheerful”. In 2025 it ranked 1,942nd for girls in the US (99 babies).
What does Sunni mean?
English: spelling of Sunny
“sunny; cheerful”
Also the spelling of Sunni, the largest branch of Islam, from Arabic sunna, 'custom'.
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Is Sunni a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sunni has been given to girls and boys, mostly girls. In 2025, it was given to 99 girls and 7 boys in the US.
How popular is Sunni in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2021, with 5 girls.
Sunni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 1 | #7,582 |
| 2022 | 1 | #7,487 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 1 | #5,865 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 4 | #3,310 |
How popular is Sunni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,942among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 99about 1 in 16,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 86% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 99 girls in the US were named Sunni, making it the 1,942nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,468th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 123 girls. It first appears in the records in 1949. 7 boys were also named Sunni in 2025 (9,710th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sunni in the US since 1880 were born between 1980 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,212 girls in the US were given Sunni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #280, up from #1,942 for this spelling alone.
Sunni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99 | #1,942 |
| 2024 | 123 | #1,664 |
| 2023 | 100 | #1,965 |
| 2022 | 96 | #2,021 |
| 2021 | 57 | #2,929 |
| 2020 | 70 | #2,468 |
| 2019 | 61 | #2,752 |
| 2018 | 42 | #3,613 |
| 2017 | 33 | #4,303 |
| 2016 | 29 | #4,733 |
| 2015 | 38 | #3,914 |
| 2014 | 30 | #4,655 |
| 2013 | 36 | #4,074 |
| 2012 | 32 | #4,484 |
| 2011 | 32 | #4,465 |
| 2010 | 29 | #4,859 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,548 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 25 | #5,109 |
| 2004 | 23 | #5,373 |
| 2003 | 26 | #4,799 |
| 2002 | 25 | #4,763 |
| 2001 | 25 | #4,683 |
| 2000 | 42 | #3,212 |
| 1999 | 30 | #3,891 |
| 1998 | 24 | #4,489 |
| 1997 | 32 | #3,544 |
| 1996 | 32 | #3,500 |
| 1995 | 25 | #4,094 |
| 1994 | 27 | #3,887 |
| 1993 | 33 | #3,346 |
| 1992 | 32 | #3,413 |
| 1991 | 37 | #3,030 |
| 1990 | 37 | #3,017 |
| 1989 | 52 | #2,273 |
| 1988 | 60 | #1,982 |
| 1987 | 41 | #2,491 |
| 1986 | 58 | #1,909 |
| 1985 | 36 | #2,656 |
| 1984 | 46 | #2,148 |
| 1983 | 42 | #2,271 |
| 1982 | 58 | #1,850 |
| 1981 | 62 | #1,790 |
| 1980 | 69 | #1,657 |
| 1979 | 46 | #2,147 |
| 1978 | 36 | #2,431 |
| 1977 | 38 | #2,341 |
| 1976 | 70 | #1,482 |
| 1975 | 49 | #1,854 |
| 1974 | 29 | #2,556 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 26 | #2,680 |
| 1971 | 41 | #2,035 |
| 1970 | 20 | #3,208 |
| 1969 | 26 | #2,585 |
| 1968 | 17 | #3,168 |
| 1967 | 20 | #2,781 |
| 1966 | 8 | #4,865 |
| 1965 | 9 | #4,493 |
| 1964 | 7 | #5,473 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 5 | #6,577 |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 12 | #3,687 |
| 1959 | 11 | #3,826 |
| 1958 | 8 | #4,519 |
| 1957 | 6 | #5,376 |
| 1956 | 11 | #3,695 |
| 1955 | 8 | #4,375 |
| 1954 | 8 | #4,276 |
| 1953 | 10 | #3,686 |
| 1952 | 8 | #4,122 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 5 | #5,243 |
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