Sunniva
Sunniva is in use as a feminine given name in Norway.
Meaning & Origin of Sunniva
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sunniva is in use as a feminine given name in Norway.
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The Story of Sunniva
Sunniva first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 30 Sunnivas were born — ranking #4,562 that year. As of 2026, Sunniva ranks #5,687 for baby girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+104% over the past five years). In total, more than 196 Sunnivas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sunniva
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- Sunniva Austigard Petersen (born 2003), Norwegian footballer
- Sunniva Flakstad Ihle (born 1983), Norwegian politician
- Sunniva Gylver (born 1967), Norwegian Lutheran theologian and bishop
- Sunniva Hakestad Møller (1907–1995), Norwegian politician
- Sunniva Hofstad (born 2004), Norwegian boxer
- Sunniva Næs Andersen (born 1996), Norwegian professional handball player
- Sunniva Ørstavik (born 1967), Norwegian civil servant
- Sunniva Skoglund (born 2002), Norwegian footballer
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About the name Sunniva
Sunniva is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 196 births in the dataset. Sunniva's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #4,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Sunniva'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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