Gender
Female
Origin
- English
- Gift of the sun
- Irish
- Gift of the sun; Saint Sunniva was the daughter of a tenth-century Irish king and fled her homeland to avoid marriage to a pagan king.
- Scandinavian
Syllables
3
Popularity in the USA
- Girls: peak in 2023 (rank #4562, 30 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5099, 25 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 25 |
| 2024 | 16 |
| 2023 | 30 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2020 | 11 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2018 | 5 |
| 2017 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Popularity in England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #5666, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #4644, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2015 | – |
| 2014 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)