Fun Facts About the Name Sun
- More than 1 thousand babies named Sun: U.S. records list 1,006 babies given the name Sun from 1880 through 2025. The totals are evenly split between boys and girls.
What Does the Name Sun Mean?
Sun is an English word name meaning "the sun," taken directly from the English noun. The noun goes back to Old English sunne, a feminine noun for the sun, and is related to forms such as Old Norse sól and Old Saxon sunna. The name uses the everyday word as a name rather than deriving from a separate personal-name element.
Sun Name History & Origins
The word behind the name is recorded in Old English as sunne, but the given name is a word name rather than an inherited Old English personal name. Old English sunne developed into Middle English sonne and sunne, and then modern English sun. Old English poetry and religious prose could personify the sun, but those references show how the word was used, not an inherited personal name. As a given name, Sun takes the noun directly.
The Chinese surname romanized Sun (孙, Sūn) means "grandson" and belongs to a separate family-name tradition; it is not the source of the English given name. Similar spellings in other languages should not be assumed to share an origin.
How Popular is the Name Sun?
Sun has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2022. Its best rank was #1,299 in 1902.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,984 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #13,298 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2022 | #11,137 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2020 | #13,305 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #17,839 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #15,711 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2014 | #14,389 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2008 | #20,113 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2006 | #14,966 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #9,283 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2000 | #9,090 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1999 | #16,604 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,440 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #15,455 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #7,041 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1992 | #13,158 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #5,916 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 1990 | #7,250 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1989 | #9,576 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1988 | #8,317 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1987 | #8,672 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #6,536 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1985 | #8,226 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1984 | #5,846 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #5,414 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1982 | #6,313 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1981 | #5,213 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1980 | #6,719 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1979 | #8,899 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1978 | #4,429 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1977 | #5,171 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1976 | #6,531 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1975 | #5,460 | 11 | 0.0008% |
| 1974 | #6,190 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #5,877 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1971 | #3,927 | 16 | 0.0010% |
| 1970 | #5,021 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1968 | #8,040 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1966 | #6,475 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1963 | #7,511 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1962 | #5,784 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1961 | #5,769 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1960 | #3,335 | 15 | 0.0007% |
| 1959 | #4,981 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1958 | #4,471 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #5,306 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #4,131 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1955 | #5,142 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #5,087 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1953 | #3,460 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1952 | #5,498 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1951 | #4,777 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1949 | #3,868 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1947 | #4,306 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1945 | #3,985 | 7 | 0.0005% |
| 1941 | #5,005 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1939 | #4,197 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,754 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2024 | #5,199 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2023 | #6,175 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 2022 | #5,184 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2021 | #5,744 | 16 | 0.0009% |
| 2020 | #7,979 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2019 | #9,628 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #6,296 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2017 | #9,573 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2016 | #8,081 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #9,451 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2014 | #13,802 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2013 | #11,964 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2010 | #10,608 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2009 | #8,225 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #14,123 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 2005 | #8,981 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2004 | #8,812 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #8,524 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2002 | #12,253 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #9,108 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #11,900 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #11,388 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #11,094 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #7,192 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1996 | #7,861 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1994 | #6,292 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #7,525 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1991 | #8,113 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1990 | #9,332 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1989 | #4,770 | 11 | 0.0005% |
| 1988 | #5,672 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #4,910 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #5,272 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #6,433 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #3,660 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1983 | #3,598 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #3,263 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1981 | #4,904 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1980 | #3,405 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1979 | #4,359 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1978 | #4,126 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1977 | #5,055 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1976 | #5,516 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 1975 | #3,632 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1974 | #3,802 | 9 | 0.0006% |
| 1972 | #4,382 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #4,004 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1929 | #3,912 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1926 | #4,760 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1925 | #4,143 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1923 | #4,812 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1922 | #3,828 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #3,828 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,222 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,358 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1918 | #3,674 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1914 | #2,088 | 11 | 0.0017% |
| 1902 | #1,299 | 5 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Sun Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are spiritually intense and can sting or charm. Your name brings love and new starts into life and attracts money. In business, you are the creator and promoter of original ideas and usually enjoy considerable financial success. Emergencies may raise your intuitive abilities in order to resolve conflict or situation. You become very creative under the pressure, and have quite original ideas to make the best out of it.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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