Sunao
Sunao is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sunao Hari , Japanese manga artist Sunao Hozaki , Japanese footballer Sunao Ishiharada , Japanese swimmer Sunao Katabuchi , Japanese anime director Sunao Sato , Japanese Go player Sunao Sonoda (1914–1984), Japanese politician Sunao Tawara , Japanese pathologist Sunao Yoshida , pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese…
Meaning & Origin of Sunao
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sunao is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:Sunao Hari , Japanese manga artist Sunao Hozaki , Japanese footballer Sunao Ishiharada , Japanese swimmer Sunao Katabuchi , Japanese anime director Sunao Sato , Japanese Go player Sunao Sonoda (1914–1984), Japanese politician Sunao Tawara , Japanese pathologist Sunao Yoshida , pen-name of Sunao Matsumoto, Japanese…
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The Story of Sunao
Sunao first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1923, when 12 Sunaos were born — ranking #2,446 that year. As of 2026, Sunao ranks #3,708 for baby boys with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 39 Sunaos have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sunao
Sunao is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 39 births in the dataset. Sunao's peak popularity came in 1923 when it ranked #2,446. Use the chart and map above to compare Sunao'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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