Sun
Sun was the 6754th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 2024 (20). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,697 places. More babies were named Sun in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,754 boys, up 1,227 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 13boys
- Girls and boys
- 20% girls, 80% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202420 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,007babies recorded
Sun popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,984 | #6,754 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020 | #13,320 | #7,981 | 7 | 10 |
| 2010 | — | #10,609 | — | 7 |
| 2000 | #9,090 | #11,901 | 11 | 5 |
| 1990 | #7,251 | #9,335 | 12 | 5 |
| 1980 | #6,720 | #3,405 | 10 | 13 |
| 1970 | #5,021 | — | 11 | — |
| 1960 | #3,337 | #4,002 | 15 | 6 |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — | — | — |
| 1920 | — | #4,222 | — | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Sun, counting every spelling?
Sun is the most common spelling of a name family that had 19 boys in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 19 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | 13 | #6,754 | 83 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sun?
13 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sun (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sun born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 646 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sun.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sun?
About 400 people born in the US named Sun are alive today, with a median age of 25; half are between 8 and 42. That makes Sun mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sun by state
How common Sun was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.7×). In 50 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sun: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sun, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sun
How popular is the name Sun?
Sun was the 6754th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 13 babies. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 1299th; the most babies were born in 2024 (20). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,697 places. More babies were named Sun in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Sun a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 20% girls, 80% boys given the name Sun in the US.
Where is Sun most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sun was most common in California (0.03 per 1,000 boys).