Meaning and history
This name comes from the weekday name, which ultimately derives from Old English sunnandæg, formed from sunne “sun” and dæg “day.” It is most common in Nigeria and other parts of Africa.
20062006: 15 births, rank #7,868
2007: 8 births, rank #12,676
2008: 22 births, rank #6,130
2009: 29 births, rank #4,931
2010: 40 births, rank #3,816
20112011: 43 births, rank #3,603
2012: 39 births, rank #3,915
2013: 39 births, rank #3,849
2014: 43 births, rank #3,585
2015: 26 births, rank #5,127
20162016: 35 births, rank #4,157
2017: 40 births, rank #3,769
2018: 47 births, rank #3,346
2019: 59 births, rank #2,814
2020: 83 births, rank #2,170
20212021: 107 births, rank #1,861
2022: 123 births, rank #1,692
2023: 178 births, rank #1,287
2024: 236 births, rank #1,056
20252025: 273 births, rank #946
Sunday rose from #985 to #947 for girls between 1966 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 273.