Sunni

Sunni is a female given name: 99% of people named Sunni are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

FemaleMedium

Male 1%Female 99%

Verdict: Female
Male / female split: 1% male / 99% female
Confidence: Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States
US births since 1880: 11 male / 1,918 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sunni

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sunni," in English, "Guten Tag Sunni," in German. Sunni is a female given name: about 99% of people named Sunni are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sunni,

German

Guten Tag Sunni,

French

Bonjour Sunni,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sunni:

Chinese

Sunni您好：

Japanese

Sunni様

English

Hi Sunni,

German

Hi Sunni,

French

Salut Sunni,

Spanish

Hola Sunni,

Chinese

Sunni你好：

Japanese

Sunni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 Sunni by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	uncommon	unisex name	1%

United States birth data

11 male · 1,918 female · 1,929 births recorded

Male 1%Female 99%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sunni a male or female name?

Sunni is a female given name: 99% of people named Sunni are women, and it is recorded as female in 1 of the 1 countries covered.

How do I address Sunni in an email?

Is Sunni a unisex name?

Sunni is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Sunni are men. Sunni 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 Sunni a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sunni (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

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