How Many People Are Named Sunday?
An estimated 2,685 people in the United States have the first name Sunday. It is predominantly female (96.6%). The average bearer is 32 years old, and Sunday peaked in popularity in 2024 with 241 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sunday as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sunday paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sunday is overwhelmingly female, 102 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,685
About 1 in 127,655 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
96.6% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
2024
241 births
Total Registered
3,022
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sunday
Sunday is predominantly female (96.6%), though 102 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sunday as a male name
Ranked #8,856 in 2024
9 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (10 births)
Sunday as a female name
Ranked #1,072 in 2024
232 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (232 births)
Sunday: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sunday span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 756 babies were registered. Sunday remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sunday by Decade
How has Sunday tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sunday by State
Birth registrations for Sunday span all 23 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Missouri, Minnesota, South Carolina. On average, about 36 Sundays were registered per state.
Sunday + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sunday as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sunday
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sunday: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sunday?
We estimate approximately 2,685 people named Sunday are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 127,655 Americans share this first name.
Is Sunday a common name?
Sunday is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 3,022 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sunday most popular?
Sunday reached peak popularity in 2024, when 241 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sunday is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sunday a female name?
Sunday is predominantly female. 96.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sunday Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sunday Smith, Sunday Johnson, Sunday Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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