Sonny
#2,998 for girls in 2025, 55 births · #298 for boys in 2025, 1,137 births
Given to boys 95.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 1,137 births
- Debut · boys
- 7 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 22,327since 1888
Sonny over time
Rank among boys' names. Sonny has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,998 | 55 | #298 | 1,137 |
| 2024 | #2,749 | 62 | #336 | 1,037 |
| 2023 | #2,646 | 66 | #354 | 929 |
| 2022 | #3,278 | 49 | #428 | 725 |
| 2021 | #3,069 | 53 | #498 | 589 |
| 2020 | #3,221 | 48 | #534 | 527 |
| 2019 | #3,923 | 37 | #644 | 417 |
| 2018 | #4,237 | 33 | #661 | 382 |
| 2017 | #4,576 | 30 | #773 | 303 |
| 2016 | #6,663 | 18 | #842 | 268 |
| 2015 | #5,127 | 26 | #822 | 275 |
| 2014 | #7,302 | 16 | #888 | 243 |
| 2013 | #8,580 | 13 | #845 | 252 |
| 2012 | #6,576 | 19 | #925 | 222 |
| 2011 | #5,935 | 22 | #889 | 232 |
| 2010 | #6,904 | 18 | #946 | 212 |
| 2009 | #9,379 | 12 | #860 | 248 |
| 2008 | #10,084 | 11 | #861 | 247 |
| 2007 | #11,630 | 9 | #865 | 240 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #877 | 225 |
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | #799 | 241 |
| 2004 | #9,892 | 10 | #838 | 212 |
| 2003 | #9,671 | 10 | #764 | 231 |
| 2002 | #8,837 | 11 | #811 | 209 |
| 2001 | #10,102 | 9 | #829 | 196 |
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | #865 | 183 |
| 1999 | #7,716 | 12 | #905 | 165 |
| 1998 | #6,360 | 15 | #871 | 166 |
| 1997 | #5,626 | 17 | #886 | 156 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #884 | 153 |
| 1995 | #9,553 | 8 | #789 | 185 |
| 1994 | #7,604 | 11 | #858 | 156 |
| 1993 | #5,955 | 15 | #757 | 190 |
| 1992 | #8,065 | 10 | #752 | 189 |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | #659 | 237 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | #651 | 241 |
| 1989 | #6,531 | 12 | #573 | 288 |
| 1988 | #4,172 | 21 | #555 | 274 |
| 1987 | #5,613 | 13 | #605 | 226 |
| 1986 | #8,523 | 7 | #540 | 273 |
| 1985 | #6,955 | 9 | #621 | 199 |
| 1984 | #8,153 | 7 | #606 | 197 |
| 1983 | #6,212 | 10 | #662 | 167 |
| 1982 | #8,224 | 7 | #594 | 209 |
| 1981 | #3,739 | 21 | #558 | 234 |
| 1980 | #4,978 | 14 | #577 | 221 |
| 1979 | #6,189 | 10 | #574 | 221 |
| 1978 | #7,649 | 7 | #501 | 261 |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #576 | 210 |
| 1976 | #4,905 | 12 | #480 | 274 |
| 1975 | #5,984 | 9 | #427 | 336 |
| 1974 | — | #475 | 280 | |
| 1973 | #6,080 | 8 | #476 | 274 |
| 1972 | #7,292 | 6 | #486 | 263 |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #567 | 206 |
| 1970 | — | #582 | 192 | |
| 1969 | — | #584 | 176 | |
| 1968 | #5,642 | 7 | #581 | 169 |
| 1967 | — | #605 | 153 | |
| 1966 | — | #678 | 120 | |
| 1965 | — | #668 | 123 | |
| 1964 | — | #665 | 134 | |
| 1963 | — | #682 | 129 | |
| 1962 | #6,578 | 5 | #691 | 125 |
| 1961 | — | #663 | 139 | |
| 1960 | #6,390 | 5 | #647 | 145 |
| 1959 | — | #712 | 116 | |
| 1958 | — | #598 | 168 | |
| 1957 | #4,918 | 7 | #625 | 150 |
| 1956 | — | #643 | 139 | |
| 1955 | #5,828 | 5 | #656 | 125 |
| 1954 | #4,655 | 7 | #648 | 128 |
| 1953 | — | #629 | 129 | |
| 1952 | #5,563 | 5 | #634 | 122 |
| 1951 | — | #661 | 112 | |
| 1950 | — | #626 | 120 | |
| 1949 | — | #624 | 119 | |
| 1948 | — | #611 | 124 | |
| 1947 | — | #568 | 141 | |
| 1946 | — | #566 | 129 | |
| 1945 | — | #608 | 99 | |
| 1944 | — | #522 | 136 | |
| 1943 | — | #562 | 127 | |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #571 | 117 |
| 1941 | — | #603 | 98 | |
| 1940 | — | #562 | 111 | |
| 1939 | — | #581 | 97 | |
| 1938 | — | #541 | 116 | |
| 1937 | — | #517 | 124 | |
| 1936 | — | #518 | 119 | |
| 1935 | — | #469 | 147 | |
| 1934 | — | #496 | 133 | |
| 1933 | — | #557 | 105 | |
| 1932 | — | #666 | 84 | |
| 1931 | — | #756 | 67 | |
| 1930 | — | #640 | 92 | |
| 1929 | — | #712 | 76 | |
| 1928 | — | #862 | 59 | |
| 1927 | — | #964 | 52 | |
| 1926 | — | #1,565 | 23 | |
| 1925 | — | #1,201 | 35 | |
| 1924 | — | #1,414 | 28 | |
| 1923 | — | #1,385 | 28 | |
| 1922 | — | #1,333 | 30 | |
| 1921 | — | #1,412 | 28 | |
| 1920 | — | #1,416 | 27 | |
| 1919 | — | #1,351 | 28 | |
| 1918 | — | #1,710 | 20 | |
| 1917 | — | #1,528 | 22 | |
| 1916 | — | #1,240 | 29 | |
| 1915 | — | #1,707 | 17 | |
| 1914 | — | #1,441 | 18 | |
| 1913 | — | #2,092 | 8 | |
| 1912 | — | #1,095 | 18 | |
| 1911 | — | #896 | 14 | |
| 1910 | — | #1,118 | 9 | |
| 1909 | — | #893 | 11 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #866 | 10 | |
| 1906 | — | #1,004 | 7 | |
| 1905 | — | #919 | 8 | |
| 1904 | — | #647 | 13 | |
| 1903 | — | #1,009 | 6 | |
| 1902 | — | #1,013 | 6 | |
| 1901 | — | #1,058 | 5 | |
| 1900 | — | #699 | 13 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | #1,121 | 5 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | #982 | 6 | |
| 1895 | — | #978 | 6 | |
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | #1,035 | 5 | |
| 1892 | — | #1,066 | 5 | |
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | #815 | 7 | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five boys were named Sonny! It came in at #815, and was given to 7 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1889–1894, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Sonny is popular in 1980
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#145 · 1 in 692
- New Mexico#306 · 1 in 1,880
- Washington#348 · 1 in 3,888
- Oklahoma#354 · 1 in 3,824
- Oregon#357 · 1 in 3,971
Best ever in a state: #81 in Hawaii, 2024.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #145 | 10 | 1 in 692 |
| New Mexico | #306 | 6 | 1 in 1,880 |
| Washington | #348 | 8 | 1 in 3,888 |
| Oklahoma | #354 | 6 | 1 in 3,824 |
| Oregon | #357 | 5 | 1 in 3,971 |
| Texas | #455 | 31 | 1 in 4,305 |
| Missouri | #468 | 5 | 1 in 7,471 |
| California | #473 | 38 | 1 in 5,060 |
| Georgia | #481 | 8 | 1 in 5,148 |
| Louisiana | #525 | 7 | 1 in 5,223 |
| Ohio | #556 | 7 | 1 in 11,654 |
| North Carolina | #558 | 5 | 1 in 7,675 |
| Florida | #594 | 8 | 1 in 7,469 |
| Pennsylvania | #658 | 5 | 1 in 15,323 |
| New York | #835 | 8 | 1 in 14,067 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Sonny
- 38 spots since 2024 (#336 → #298)
- 236 spots since 2020 (#534 → #298)
- 524 spots since 2015 (#822 → #298)
- Biggest jump: 601 spots in 1927 (#1,565 → #964)
- Biggest drop: 359 spots in 1901 (#699 → #1,058)
- Debuted 1888
- Peaked 2025 at #298 (1,137 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1927–2025
- Highest: 1 in 1,502 boys born in 2025 were named Sonny (0.07%)
- 22.1% of all boys named Sonny (4,944) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | #815 (1888) | #815 |
| 1890s | 32 | #978 (1895) | #1,040 |
| 1900s | 87 | #647 (1904) | #913 |
| 1910s | 183 | #896 (1911) | #1,418 |
| 1920s | 386 | #712 (1929) | #1,226 |
| 1930s | 1,084 | #469 (1935) | #574 |
| 1940s | 1,201 | #522 (1944) | #580 |
| 1950s | 1,309 | #598 (1958) | #643 |
| 1960s | 1,413 | #581 (1968) | #646 |
| 1970s | 2,517 | #427 (1975) | #514 |
| 1980s | 2,288 | #540 (1986) | #589 |
| 1990s | 1,838 | #651 (1990) | #801 |
| 2000s | 2,232 | #764 (2003) | #837 |
| 2010s | 2,806 | #644 (2019) | #824 |
| 2020s | 4,944 | #298 (2025) | #408 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sonny in 1980
Top girls' names in 1980
Top boys' names in 1980
More about 1980
girls
1,660,307 girls got a published name in 1980; 1 in 118,593 of them was named Sonny, which outranked 59.1% of the 12,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #4,743Yetta15
- #4,743Yvonna15
- #4,743Zinnia15
- #4,978Sonny14
- #4,978Aaren14
- #4,978Ainsley14
- #4,978Alonna14
- #5,245Aarin13
- #5,245Abi13
- #5,245Adelia13
Tied with 266 names at #4,978; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,783,951 boys got a published name in 1980; 1 in 8,072 of them was named Sonny, which outranked 92.1% of the 7,293 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).