How Many People Are Named Sunil?
An estimated 936 people in the United States have the first name Sunil. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 41 years old, and Sunil peaked in popularity in 1979 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sunil 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 Sunil paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
936
About 1 in 366,191 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
41
years old
Peak Year
1979
42 births
Total Registered
989
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sunil
Sunil is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 989 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sunil as a male name
Ranked #11,950 in 2019
6 male births in 2019
Peak: 1979 (42 births)
Sunil: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sunil span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1970s, when 300 babies were registered. Sunil has declined significantly from its peak in the 1970s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sunil by Decade
How has Sunil 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.
Sunil by State
Birth registrations for Sunil span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Illinois, California. The lowest are in Texas, Pennsylvania, California. On average, about 47 Sunils were registered per state.
Sunil + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sunil as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sunil: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sunil?
We estimate approximately 936 people named Sunil 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 366,191 Americans share this first name.
Is Sunil a common name?
Sunil is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 989 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sunil most popular?
Sunil reached peak popularity in 1979, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sunil is approximately 41 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sunil a male name?
Sunil is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sunil Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sunil Smith, Sunil Johnson, Sunil 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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