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Origin & history of Sun1
Korean roots
Sun comes from the Korean tradition, meaning Good, kind, virtuous.
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How popular is Sun?
1971
peak year
Sun is on the rise. After years out of the spotlight, it has been gaining ground with U.S. parents in the most recent decade. It currently ranks well outside the top 1,000 (around #14258), with about 16 babies named Sun each year. In 1971, 16 babies received the name (ranked #3927). Total registrations across all years since 1880: roughly 988.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
16
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #3,927)
(ranked #3,927)
16
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
160
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
988
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sun9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
U3
N5
Sum: 9 → Life path 9
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Personality of Sun🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
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Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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Names that combine with SunSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Sun.
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