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Girl name

Sunya

100% girls · last recorded 2007

Sunya has been given to about 111 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1927, which makes it a interwar name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 85
Median age today52 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sunya per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1927 · 14
  • Born in 20250
  • All time111

How popular is Sunya?

Its best year was 1927, when 14 babies were given the name, ranking 2530th. The typical living American called Sunya is about 52 years old today.

Names that sound like Sunya

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sonya0.78
  2. Saniya0.72
  3. Sonia0.65
  4. Tonya0.62
  5. Tanya0.62
  6. Sunny0.64
  7. Tawnya0.64
  8. Kenya0.62

Middle names for Sunya

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sunya Josephine0.84
  2. Sunya Rose0.83
  3. Sunya Louise0.83
  4. Sunya June0.82
  5. Sunya Pearl0.82
  6. Sunya Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sunya

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.47
  2. Georginasister · 0.45
  3. Angiesister · 0.45
  4. Damonbrother · 0.42
  5. Troybrother · 0.42
  6. Barronbrother · 0.42

Where Sunya is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sunya White0.78
    2. Sunya Reyes0.78
    3. Sunya Nguyen0.78
    4. Sunya Moore0.78
    5. Sunya Lee0.78
    6. Sunya Hill0.78

    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 Sunya

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

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