Sunniva is a girl's name of English origin meaning “sun and gift.” In 2024 it was given to 16 girls in the United States.
Sunniva belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “sun and gift” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sunniva first appears in Social Security records in 2005. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #4644 in 2023, and in 2024 16 babies received the name — 153 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sunniva means “sun and gift” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sunniva is a girl name. In 2024, 16 babies received the name in the US.
Sunniva comes from the English & American tradition.
Sunniva first appears in US records in 2005. Its best-ever ranking was #4644 in 2023, and 16 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sunniva is pronounced /ˈsʊnːɪva/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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