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