girl's name
Suni
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 4
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 397
Suni is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 150,716 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1956.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Suni over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1950s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1950s | 16 |
| 1960s | 12 |
| 1970s | 102 |
| 1980s | 112 |
| 1990s | 44 |
| 2000s | 19 |
| 2010s | 21 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 67 |
How popular is Suni?
In 2025, Suni was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Suni 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 Suni
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Suni also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Suni over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Suni
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Suni — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Suni
How popular is the name Suni?
In 2025, Suni was given to 22 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Suni a girl's or a boy's name?
Suni is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Suni?
Suni has 2 syllables.
When was Suni most popular?
Suni peaked in 2025, when 22 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Suni a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Suni currently ranks #5,647 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.