Names / Girl names
Sunflower
Current rank
#10,820
holding steady
All-time peak
#5,078
in 2021
First recorded
1999
in U.S. data
Children named
108
since 1999
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #5,078 in 2021 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Sunflower is a girls' name that was first recorded in 1999. These days it lands below the top 1,000, so it still feels distinctive. Only about 108 children have carried it, making it genuinely rare.