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Sonny name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sonny ranks #298 in male records (1,137 reported) and #3,022 in female records (55 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#3,022 · 55 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count decreased by 7 female records (62 to 55); rank moved from #2,769 to #3,022.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (53 to 55); rank moved from #3,106 to #3,022.
2025 male rank and count
#298 · 1,137 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count increased by 100 male records (1,037 to 1,137); rank moved from #336 to #298.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count increased by 548 male records (589 to 1,137); rank moved from #498 to #298.
Peak year in available data
2025: 1,137 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Sonny becoming more popular?

Sonny's reported male count increased by 100 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #336 to #298. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Sonny in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for SonnyFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.1,1370201620252016: 18 female records2017: 30 female records2018: 33 female records2019: 37 female records2020: 48 female records2021: 53 female records2022: 49 female records2023: 66 female records2024: 62 female records2025: 55 female records2016: 268 male records2017: 303 male records2018: 382 male records2019: 417 male records2020: 527 male records2021: 589 male records2022: 725 male records2023: 929 male records2024: 1,037 male records2025: 1,137 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025553,0221,137298
2024622,7691,037336
2023662,669929354
2022493,309725428
2021533,106589498
2020483,273527536
2019373,995417644
2018334,343382663
2017304,684303774
2016186,871268843

Questions about Sonny’s popularity

How common is Sonny in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Sonny ranks #298 in male records (1,137 reported) and #3,022 in female records (55 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Sonny?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Sonny only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

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