How Many People Are Named Sun?
people named Sun are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 391,955 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,007 babies named Sun in Social Security records from 1902 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
28 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sun, 52.4% were girls and 47.6% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sun fell from 63.9% in the 1970s to 23.1% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sun alive today is about 35 years old, and 49% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 17 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sun first appears in the records in 1902 and was given most often in 2022, to 28 babies. In 2025, 18 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1902 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sun has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,298, in 1902. In 2025 it ranked #6,750. Among girls, its best rank was #3,336, in 1960.
| Boys | Girls | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #6,750 | #16,979 |
| Best rank | #1,298 (1902) | #3,336 (1960) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,088 in the 1980s | #6,527 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sun alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sun were born in Kansas than in any other state: about 105 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sun was given about 72 times as often in Kansas.
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