The baby name sunni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SUN-ee (IPA: /ˈsʌni/).
sunni is English in Origin.
The baby name sunni is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SUN-ee (IPA: /ˈsʌni/).
sunni is English in Origin.
Sunni blends several roots. In English it’s most often a respelling of Sunny, from sun + -y, conveying bright, cheerful warmth. In Scandinavia it serves as a short form of Sunniva, a name from Old English sunne (sun) and giefu (gift), associated with a medieval Norwegian saint and meaning “gift of the sun.” The spelling also matches the Arabic term Sunni, from sunna “tradition,” though that is chiefly a religious designation, not a given name.
As a given name, Sunni rose in the late 20th century in the US and UK and remains rare but familiar. Variants and related forms include Sunny, Sunnie, Suni, and Sunniva; cognates or cousins include Sunna and Sunshine. It is usually feminine today but can be unisex. The sound and imagery suggest optimism and daylight, while the Sunniva connection lends a quietly Scandinavian, historical note.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CN | 0 | #86 | 1 | 3,857 | |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| BN | Girls | 0 | #114 | 1 | 5,459 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| BD | 0 | #241 | 1 | 5,992 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| MO | Girls | 0 | #263 | 1 | 7,056 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| SA | 0 | #310 | 3 | 10,560 | |
| GT | 0 | #338 | 1 | 5,948 | |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #342 | 2 | 15,378 |
| MY | 0 | #354 | 1 | 12,352 | |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #369 | 1 | 8,477 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #402 | 5 | 8,413 |
| BO | 0 | #408 | 1 | 6,868 | |
| EG | 0 | #411 | 2 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #422 | 3 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #434 | 1 | 6,867 | |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #461 | 6 | 10,523 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #483 | 1 | 7,628 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #520 | 4 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #525 | 1 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #526 | 1 | 12,621 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #536 | 1 | 6,731 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #545 | 1 | 8,334 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #554 | 4 | 12,905 |
| LY | 0 | #556 | 4 | 12,703 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #557 | 5 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #572 | 2 | 11,342 |
| BH | 0 | #582 | 6 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #592 | 6 | 20,968 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #603 | 3 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #628 | 3 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #631 | 2 | 18,916 |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #644 | 11 | 13,121 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #649 | 2 | 16,104 |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #650 | 2 | 9,488 |
| LB | 0 | #690 | 1 | 13,263 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #695 | 3 | 13,071 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #737 | 3 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #739 | 5 | 18,093 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #800 | 7 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #908 | 12 | 17,948 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #915 | 1 | 14,098 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #923 | 3 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #987 | 15 | 16,906 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,005 | 6 | 14,861 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 6 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,022 | 21 | 16,750 |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #1,033 | 1 | 16,355 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,064 | 9 | 24,821 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,119 | 27 | 22,615 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,149 | 4 | 16,140 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,173 | 10 | 25,439 |
| MA | 0 | #1,199 | 1 | 20,986 | |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 | |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,266 | 2 | 17,781 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,270 | 3 | 25,619 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,659 | 41 | 28,008 |
sunni is popular in 42 countries — most recent births per country:
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