Feminine dossier · first seen 1949
Sunni
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2024
Peak births
123
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Sunni
How many people are named Sunni?
An estimated 2,437 living Americans are named Sunni.
How rare is Sunni?
Sunni is uncommon among babies today, with 99 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 19.5% from its 2024 peak.
How old is the typical Sunni?
The median age of a living American named Sunni is approximately 29 years, with most bearers falling between 8 and 45 years old.
Is Sunni still popular?
Yes — Sunni is currently rising in popularity, with 99 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.5× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Sunni most common?
Sunni has its strongest geographic signal in Texas, where it appears 2.2× more often than the national baseline.
1949Peak 20242025
Peak year
2024
Decline from peak
19.5%
2025
99
All-time
2,566
Where it lives now
Sunni is most concentrated in Texas — about 1.6× the national rate in the 2020s.
States where Sunni is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.