Sunny
- #389 for girls in 2025, 798 births
- #1,075 for boys in 2025, 200 births
- Given to girls 74.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 2024 · 846 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 13,191since 1912
Sunny over time
girlsboys
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | #389 | 798 | #1,075 | 200 |
| 2024 | #370 | 846 | #1,047 | 211 |
| 2023 | #406 | 755 | #1,111 | 190 |
| 2022 | #552 | 550 | #1,228 | 160 |
| 2021 | #641 | 463 | #1,349 | 137 |
| 2020 | #691 | 412 | #1,463 | 117 |
| 2019 | #791 | 350 | #1,534 | 110 |
| 2018 | #870 | 312 | #1,901 | 78 |
| 2017 | #983 | 265 | #2,240 | 59 |
| 2016 | #1,173 | 214 | #2,012 | 71 |
| 2015 | #1,155 | 218 | #1,955 | 74 |
| 2014 | #1,205 | 202 | #2,582 | 47 |
| 2013 | #1,161 | 207 | #2,113 | 63 |
| 2012 | #1,243 | 195 | #2,292 | 56 |
| 2011 | #1,338 | 173 | #2,376 | 53 |
| 2010 | #1,278 | 186 | #2,010 | 68 |
| 2009 | #1,444 | 161 | #2,077 | 66 |
| 2008 | #1,865 | 114 | #2,467 | 51 |
| 2007 | #1,598 | 140 | #2,372 | 54 |
| 2006 | #1,743 | 119 | #1,790 | 77 |
| 2005 | #1,539 | 133 | #1,725 | 77 |
| 2004 | #1,942 | 96 | #1,953 | 62 |
| 2003 | #1,845 | 100 | #1,687 | 73 |
| 2002 | #2,004 | 87 | #1,817 | 63 |
| 2001 | #1,957 | 88 | #1,699 | 68 |
| 2000 | #1,649 | 107 | #1,629 | 72 |
| 1999 | #1,678 | 98 | #1,449 | 80 |
| 1998 | #1,481 | 115 | #1,527 | 71 |
| 1997 | #1,585 | 101 | #1,350 | 82 |
| 1996 | #1,881 | 77 | #1,257 | 88 |
| 1995 | #1,880 | 74 | #1,491 | 64 |
| 1994 | #1,495 | 105 | #1,113 | 103 |
| 1993 | #1,776 | 82 | #1,238 | 84 |
| 1992 | #1,782 | 81 | #1,142 | 93 |
| 1991 | #1,428 | 112 | #1,083 | 101 |
| 1990 | #1,479 | 105 | #1,135 | 90 |
| 1989 | #1,339 | 115 | #1,162 | 83 |
| 1988 | #1,132 | 135 | #1,047 | 89 |
| 1987 | #1,064 | 144 | #1,272 | 59 |
| 1986 | #1,024 | 148 | #1,136 | 69 |
| 1985 | #957 | 162 | #1,242 | 59 |
| 1984 | #1,167 | 116 | #1,399 | 46 |
| 1983 | #1,090 | 126 | #1,651 | 35 |
| 1982 | #859 | 179 | #1,850 | 30 |
| 1981 | #841 | 186 | #2,204 | 23 |
| 1980 | #805 | 201 | #2,058 | 26 |
| 1979 | #846 | 184 | #1,753 | 32 |
| 1978 | #876 | 167 | #1,410 | 43 |
| 1977 | #672 | 234 | #1,670 | 32 |
| 1976 | #552 | 309 | #1,608 | 33 |
| 1975 | #540 | 319 | #1,630 | 31 |
| 1974 | #1,218 | 90 | #1,471 | 35 |
| 1973 | #1,276 | 81 | #1,586 | 30 |
| 1972 | #1,079 | 106 | #1,453 | 34 |
| 1971 | #988 | 127 | #2,052 | 20 |
| 1970 | #1,343 | 78 | #1,989 | 20 |
| 1969 | #1,226 | 83 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #1,387 | 65 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #1,732 | 44 | #2,470 | 11 |
| 1966 | #1,796 | 40 | #2,465 | 11 |
| 1965 | #3,050 | 17 | #3,537 | 6 |
| 1964 | #2,475 | 25 | #2,854 | 9 |
| 1963 | #2,094 | 32 | #3,318 | 7 |
| 1962 | #2,210 | 29 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,117 | 31 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,061 | 31 | #4,038 | 5 |
| 1959 | #1,741 | 40 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1958 | #1,630 | 43 | #3,275 | 7 |
| 1957 | #1,808 | 36 | #2,631 | 10 |
| 1956 | #1,897 | 32 | #3,535 | 6 |
| 1955 | #1,617 | 40 | #2,964 | 8 |
| 1954 | #1,206 | 69 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #1,188 | 66 | #2,531 | 10 |
| 1952 | #1,368 | 50 | #2,680 | 9 |
| 1951 | #1,415 | 44 | #3,714 | 5 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 | #2,207 | 12 |
| 1949 | #1,512 | 37 | #3,298 | 6 |
| 1948 | #1,370 | 45 | #2,218 | 12 |
| 1947 | #1,270 | 51 | #1,988 | 15 |
| 1946 | #1,179 | 53 | #2,143 | 12 |
| 1945 | #994 | 60 | #2,131 | 11 |
| 1944 | #1,062 | 54 | #2,467 | 9 |
| 1943 | #1,077 | 55 | #2,732 | 8 |
| 1942 | #913 | 74 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #1,133 | 43 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #1,170 | 39 | #2,081 | 12 |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | #2,609 | 8 |
| 1938 | #1,343 | 30 | #1,901 | 14 |
| 1937 | #1,539 | 24 | #2,479 | 9 |
| 1936 | #1,640 | 21 | #2,452 | 9 |
| 1935 | #2,439 | 12 | #2,529 | 9 |
| 1934 | #2,087 | 15 | #3,277 | 6 |
| 1933 | #2,540 | 11 | #2,542 | 9 |
| 1932 | #2,037 | 16 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #2,205 | 14 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,934 | 18 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #2,011 | 17 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #2,768 | 11 | #4,151 | 5 |
| 1927 | #3,053 | 10 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #3,269 | 9 | #3,385 | 7 |
| 1925 | #2,617 | 13 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #2,137 | 18 | #2,473 | 12 |
| 1923 | #2,587 | 13 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,612 | 13 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #2,941 | 11 | — | |
| 1920 | #2,590 | 13 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #3,817 | 7 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #2,822 | 11 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #2,879 | 10 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #3,258 | 8 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | — | — | ||
| 1914 | #1,896 | 13 | #3,264 | 5 |
| 1913 | #2,540 | 7 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #2,360 | 7 | — | |
| 1911 | — | — | ||
| 1910 | — | #1,589 | 5 | |
| 1909 | — | — | ||
| 1908 | — | — | ||
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,091 | 6 | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
| 1900 | — | #1,310 | 5 | |
| 1899 | — | — | ||
| 1898 | — | — | ||
| 1897 | — | — | ||
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | — | ||
| 1894 | — | — | ||
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | — | ||
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1912
The first year at least five girls were named Sunny! It came in at #2,360, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1915, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Sunny is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- North Dakota#141 · 1 in 386
- Utah#151 · 1 in 589
- South Dakota#160 · 1 in 436
- Oklahoma#166 · 1 in 643
- Idaho#193 · 1 in 651
Best ever in a state: #123 in Utah, 2023.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #141 | 7 | 1 in 386 |
| Utah | #151 | 29 | 1 in 589 |
| South Dakota | #160 | 7 | 1 in 436 |
| Oklahoma | #166 | 23 | 1 in 643 |
| Idaho | #193 | 11 | 1 in 651 |
| Oregon | #223 | 16 | 1 in 816 |
| Nebraska | #244 | 9 | 1 in 788 |
| Arizona | #264 | 27 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Nevada | #264 | 10 | 1 in 920 |
| Arkansas | #270 | 11 | 1 in 963 |
| Alabama | #283 | 17 | 1 in 1,078 |
| Colorado | #288 | 21 | 1 in 1,111 |
| New Mexico | #296 | 5 | 1 in 935 |
| Iowa | #301 | 11 | 1 in 1,070 |
| Kentucky | #307 | 14 | 1 in 1,232 |
| West Virginia | #308 | 5 | 1 in 1,015 |
| South Carolina | #311 | 16 | 1 in 1,143 |
| Indiana | #317 | 22 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Louisiana | #322 | 14 | 1 in 1,169 |
| Ohio | #323 | 34 | 1 in 1,390 |
| Florida | #351 | 52 | 1 in 1,668 |
| Georgia | #380 | 29 | 1 in 1,559 |
| Washington | #390 | 18 | 1 in 1,603 |
| Connecticut | #393 | 7 | 1 in 1,643 |
| Michigan | #406 | 21 | 1 in 1,701 |
| Texas | #407 | 82 | 1 in 1,958 |
| Tennessee | #409 | 19 | 1 in 1,688 |
| California | #413 | 80 | 1 in 2,022 |
| Missouri | #418 | 14 | 1 in 1,736 |
| Minnesota | #422 | 12 | 1 in 1,790 |
| North Carolina | #427 | 26 | 1 in 1,788 |
| Pennsylvania | #466 | 22 | 1 in 2,122 |
| New Jersey | #535 | 14 | 1 in 2,536 |
| Kansas | #578 | 5 | 1 in 2,362 |
| Virginia | #606 | 12 | 1 in 2,812 |
| Wisconsin | #612 | 7 | 1 in 2,894 |
| Maryland | #651 | 7 | 1 in 2,855 |
| Massachusetts | #682 | 7 | 1 in 3,433 |
| Illinois | #748 | 12 | 1 in 3,694 |
| New York | #829 | 19 | 1 in 4,123 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls 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 Sunny
Momentum · girls
Rising
- 19 spots since 2024 (#370 → #389)
- 302 spots since 2020 (#691 → #389)
- Biggest jump: 678 spots in 1975
- Biggest drop: 231 spots in 1983
Rise & fade · girls
112 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1912
- Peaked 2024 at #370 (846 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 21 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 21 yrs · run 2017–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,915
- Highest: 1 in 1,915 girls born in 2024 were named Sunny (0.05%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,014 girls born in 2025 (0.05%)
Era · girls
The 2020s
- 29.0% of all girls named Sunny (3,824) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1997
- Mostly boys until 1996, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 63 | #1,896 (1914) | #2,796 |
| 1920s | 128 | #2,011 (1929) | #2,659 |
| 1930s | 189 | #1,343 (1938) | #1,917 |
| 1940s | 511 | #913 (1942) | #1,168 |
| 1950s | 455 | #1,188 (1953) | #1,545 |
| 1960s | 397 | #1,226 (1969) | #2,015 |
| 1970s | 1,695 | #540 (1975) | #939 |
| 1980s | 1,512 | #805 (1980) | #1,028 |
| 1990s | 950 | #1,428 (1991) | #1,647 |
| 2000s | 1,145 | #1,444 (2009) | #1,759 |
| 2010s | 2,322 | #791 (2019) | #1,120 |
| 2020s | 3,824 | #370 (2024) | #508 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Want to check a specific year?
See where Sunny ranked and which names it was up against. Click a point on the chart, or pick a year: