Sunaina
Sunaina Yella, known professionally as Sunaina, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Telugu with Kumar Vs Kumari (2005) and in Tamil with Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008).
Meaning & Origin of Sunaina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sunaina Yella, known professionally as Sunaina, is an Indian actress and model who predominantly works in Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Telugu with Kumar Vs Kumari (2005) and in Tamil with Kadhalil Vizhunthen (2008).
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The Story of Sunaina
Sunaina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1991, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2000, when 9 Sunainas were born — ranking #9,873 that year. As of 2026, Sunaina ranks #15,082 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 130 Sunainas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sunaina
Sunaina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1991 and has accumulated 130 births in the dataset. Sunaina's peak popularity came in 2000 when it ranked #9,873. Use the chart and map above to compare Sunaina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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