Sonny

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Sonny is a given name used predominantly for boys, but also given to girls (4% of births). There have been 22,158 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 21,184 as boys and 974 as girls. Sonny gained popularity in the 1930s, peaked in 2024.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,096
2023 994
2022 774
2021 641
2020 574
2019 454
2018 415
2017 333
2016 286
2015 301
2014 259
2013 265
2012 241
2011 254
2010 230
2009 260
2008 258
2007 249
2006 237
2005 250
2004 222
2003 240
2002 220
2001 205
2000 194
1999 177
1998 181
1997 173
1996 164
1995 193
1994 167
1993 205
1992 199
1991 248
1990 254
1989 300
1988 295
1987 239
1986 280
1985 208
1984 204
1983 177
1982 216
1981 255
1980 235
1979 231
1978 268
1977 215
1976 286
1975 345
1974 281
1973 282
1972 269
1971 218
1970 192
1969 176
1968 176
1967 153
1966 120
1965 123
1964 134
1963 129
1962 130
1961 139
1960 150
1959 116
1958 168
1957 157
1956 139
1955 130
1954 135
1953 129
1952 127
1951 112
1950 120
1949 119
1948 124
1947 141
1946 129
1945 99
1944 136
1943 127
1942 123
1941 98
1940 111
1939 97
1938 116
1937 124
1936 119
1935 147
1934 133
1933 105
1932 84
1931 67
1930 92
1929 76
1928 59
1927 52
1926 23
1925 35
1924 28
1923 28
1922 30
1921 28
1920 27
1919 28
1918 20
1917 22
1916 29
1915 17
1914 18
1913 8
1912 18
1911 14
1910 9
1909 11
1908 8
1907 10
1906 7
1905 8
1904 13
1903 6
1902 6
1901 5
1900 13
1898 5
1897 5
1896 6
1895 6
1893 5
1892 5
1888 7