Entry № 5687 · Old English origin

Sunna Sunna — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ SOON-ah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Old English
Meaning
"Sun"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Old English)

A name that means "sun".

Sunna is the Old English and Old Norse name for the sun — and the personification of the sun goddess in Germanic pre-Christian religion. The same root gives modern English "sun."

Sunna is rare but rising as parents revive Anglo-Saxon names.

The Germanic sun goddess.

The name in its native script.

Sunna
Transliteration
Sunna
Pronunciation
/ ˈsuːn.ə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sunna stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sunna · last year
87 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sunnas before her.

Real people
Sunna
Rare; few well-known bearers.
In fiction
Sunna
Germanic sun goddess.
Germanic mythology

Names connected to Sunna.

The number behind Sunna.

1

The Pioneer

Sunna reduces to one — the number of solar primacy.

Why families chose this name.

"The old English sun goddess. Five letters. Sunna."
Catherine · Mother of one · York