How Many People Are Named Sunni?
An estimated 2,396 people in the United States have the first name Sunni. It is predominantly female (97.5%). The average bearer is 29 years old, and Sunni peaked in popularity in 2024 with 134 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sunni 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 Sunni paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sunni is overwhelmingly female, 62 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
2,396
About 1 in 143,053 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
97.5% confidence
Average Age
29
years old
Peak Year
2024
134 births
Total Registered
2,528
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sunni
Sunni is predominantly female (97.5%), though 62 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sunni as a male name
Ranked #7,654 in 2024
11 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (12 births)
Sunni as a female name
Ranked #1,668 in 2024
123 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (123 births)
Sunni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sunni span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 524 babies were registered. Sunni remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sunni by Decade
How has Sunni 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.
Sunni by State
Birth registrations for Sunni span all 16 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Florida. The lowest are in Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi. On average, about 36 Sunnis were registered per state.
Sunni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sunni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sunni
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sunni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sunni?
We estimate approximately 2,396 people named Sunni 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 143,053 Americans share this first name.
Is Sunni a common name?
Sunni is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,528 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sunni most popular?
Sunni reached peak popularity in 2024, when 134 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sunni is approximately 29 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sunni a female name?
Sunni is predominantly female. 97.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sunni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sunni Smith, Sunni Johnson, Sunni 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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