Sun is a boy's name of Turkish origin meaning “sun; the Sun and *sh₂wén-.” In 2024 it was given to 19 boys in the United States.
Sun belongs to the Turkish tradition. Its meaning — “sun; the Sun and *sh₂wén-” — is the sense carried by its Turkish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sun first appears in Social Security records in 1902. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1299 in 1902, and in 2024 19 babies received the name — 490 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sun means “sun; the Sun and *sh₂wén-” in its Turkish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sun is a boy name. In 2024, 19 babies received the name in the US.
Sun comes from the Turkish tradition.
Sun first appears in US records in 1902. Its best-ever ranking was #1299 in 1902, and 19 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sun is pronounced /sʌn/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to hello@namepetal.com — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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