girl's name
Sunday
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 3,671
the United States
#946
2025 births
Sunday is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #946. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Peaked in 2025, when 290 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 11,432 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Sunday over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 14 |
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1930s | 13 |
| 1940s | 140 |
| 1950s | 244 |
| 1960s | 511 |
| 1970s | 466 |
| 1980s | 147 |
| 1990s | 155 |
| 2000s | 131 |
| 2010s | 432 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,051 |
How popular is Sunday?
In 2025, Sunday was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #946 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Sunday is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sunday
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sunday also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sunday over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sunday
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sunday — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sunday
How popular is the name Sunday?
In 2025, Sunday was given to 290 babies in the United States, ranking #946 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Sunday a girl's or a boy's name?
Sunday is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sunday?
Sunday has 2 syllables.
When was Sunday most popular?
Sunday peaked in 2025, when 290 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sunday a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sunday currently ranks #946 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.