Names / Boy names
Sundance
Current rank
#13,646
and rising
All-time peak
#3,818
in 1978
First recorded
1971
in U.S. data
Children named
80
since 1971
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #3,818 in 1978 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
– Cheerful and memorable. It was first recorded in American naming data in 1971. Usage has ticked up in recent years while remaining off the most-common lists. Roughly 80 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.