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Sunflower

/ˈsʌnflaʊɚ/ · 100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Sunflower has been given to about 108 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈsʌnflaʊɚ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 107
Median age today5 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sunflower per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2021 · 26
  • Born in 20259
  • All time108

How popular is Sunflower?

Its best year was 2021, when 26 babies were given the name, ranking 5078th. The typical living American called Sunflower is about 5 years old today.

Names that sound like Sunflower

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Summer0.53
  2. Juniper0.53
  3. Clover0.53
  4. Sommer0.51
  5. Skyler0.48
  6. Denver0.46
  7. Schuyler0.45

Middle names for Sunflower

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sunflower Anne0.83
  2. Sunflower Marie0.79
  3. Sunflower Grace0.79
  4. Sunflower Eve0.79
  5. Sunflower Jane0.79
  6. Sunflower Louise0.79

Sibling names for Sunflower

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Duttonbrother · 0.82
  2. Izaelbrother · 0.82
  3. Xylasister · 0.82
  4. Wrenleighsister · 0.81
  5. Elowensister · 0.81
  6. Kyrobrother · 0.81

Where Sunflower is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sunflower White0.74
    2. Sunflower Nguyen0.74
    3. Sunflower Moore0.74
    4. Sunflower Hill0.74
    5. Sunflower Hall0.74
    6. Sunflower Brown0.74

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sunflower

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.