Given name & surname
Sunday
“born on a Sunday”
Sunday is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “born on a Sunday.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1916. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sunday through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,317
- 120 boys · 3,197 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 290 babies
- 2025
- 290
- #947 for girls · #5,581 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +246%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 273 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 947 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 247.3% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 17 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,258 as a first name in 2020; 3,292 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sunday’s family of names
Sunday has a related form in Sundae. Sunday has a related form in Sundai. Sunday has a related form in Sundaye.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sunday
- Sunday OlisehNigerian footballer and managerborn 1974
- Sunday MbaNigerian footballerborn 1988
- Sunday Badaathletics competitor (1969-2011)
- Sunday AdelajaFounder of the Embassy of Godborn 1967
- Sunday UtiNigerian sprinterborn 1962
- Sunday AbaloNigerian footballerborn 1995
- Sunday ChizobaNigerian football playerborn 1989
- Sunday AfolabiNigerian association football playerborn 1999
- Sunday IgbohoNigerian political activistborn 1972
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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