Sunday

Sunday is a female given name: 97% of people named Sunday are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 3%Female 97%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 3% male / 97% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 58 male / 2,088 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sunday

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sunday," in English, "Guten Tag Sunday," in German. Sunday is a female given name: about 97% of people named Sunday are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sunday,

German

Guten Tag Sunday,

French

Bonjour Sunday,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sunday:

Chinese

Sunday您好：

Japanese

Sunday様

English

Hi Sunday,

German

Hi Sunday,

French

Salut Sunday,

Spanish

Hola Sunday,

Chinese

Sunday你好：

Japanese

Sundayさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Sunday by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	woman's name	3%

United States birth data

58 male · 2,088 female · 2,146 births recorded

Male 3%Female 97%

Since 1980: 3% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sunday a male or female name?

Sunday is a female given name: 97% of people named Sunday are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Sunday in an email?

Is Sunday a unisex name?

Sunday is not a unisex name: 3% of people named Sunday are men. Sunday leans strongly female overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sunday a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sunday (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sunday,
  title  = {Is Sunday a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sunday},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}