How Many People Are Named Sunniva?
people named Sunniva are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,930,987 people in the US has this name
Based on 178 babies named Sunniva in Social Security records from 2005 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
30 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Scandinavian form of the Old English name Sunngifu, which meant "sun gift" from the Old English elements sunne "sun" and giefu "gift". This was the name of a legendary English saint who was shipwrecked in Norway and killed by the inhabitants.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
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⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sunniva in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sunniva alive today is about 5 years old, and 100% are under 30. Half of them were between 2 and 8 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sunniva first appears in the records in 2005 and was given most often in 2023, to 30 babies. In 2025, 25 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 2005 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sunniva has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #4,643, in 2023. In 2025 it ranked #5,218.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #5,218 |
| Best rank | #4,643 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #6,129 in the 2020s |
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