Is Sonny a boy or girl name?
Sonny is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 62 girls and 1,034 boys were named Sonny, so 5.7% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 4.4% of the 22,158 US babies named Sonny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #335
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,761
- Babies named Sonny since 1888
- 22,158
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,096 babies
Boys and girls named Sonny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 32 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 87 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 183 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 386 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 1,084 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 1,201 | 6 | 0.5% |
| 1950s | 1,309 | 24 | 1.8% |
| 1960s | 1,413 | 17 | 1.2% |
| 1970s | 2,518 | 69 | 2.7% |
| 1980s | 2,288 | 121 | 5% |
| 1990s | 1,838 | 123 | 6.3% |
| 2000s | 2,231 | 104 | 4.5% |
| 2010s | 2,806 | 232 | 7.6% |
| 2020s | 3,801 | 278 | 6.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1,034 | #335 | 62 | #2,761 |
| 2023 | 928 | #354 | 66 | #2,669 |
| 2022 | 725 | #428 | 49 | #3,308 |
| 2021 | 588 | #499 | 53 | #3,104 |
| 2020 | 526 | #538 | 48 | #3,271 |
| 2019 | 417 | #643 | 37 | #3,995 |
| 2018 | 382 | #663 | 33 | #4,342 |
| 2017 | 303 | #774 | 30 | #4,681 |
| 2016 | 268 | #842 | 18 | #6,870 |
| 2015 | 275 | #824 | 26 | #5,275 |
| 2014 | 243 | #890 | 16 | #7,595 |
| 2013 | 252 | #848 | 13 | #8,977 |
| 2012 | 222 | #927 | 19 | #6,835 |
| 2011 | 232 | #892 | 22 | #6,121 |
| 2010 | 212 | #948 | 18 | #7,181 |
| 2009 | 248 | #860 | 12 | #9,908 |
| 2008 | 247 | #864 | 11 | #10,707 |
| 2007 | 240 | #867 | 9 | #12,550 |
| 2006 | 225 | #878 | 12 | #9,834 |
| 2005 | 241 | #799 | 9 | #11,721 |
| 2004 | 212 | #841 | 10 | #10,581 |
| 2003 | 230 | #769 | 10 | #10,340 |
| 2002 | 209 | #813 | 11 | #9,404 |
| 2001 | 196 | #832 | 9 | #10,910 |
| 2000 | 183 | #868 | 11 | #9,082 |
| 1999 | 165 | #911 | 12 | #8,162 |
| 1998 | 166 | #877 | 15 | #6,674 |
| 1997 | 156 | #892 | 17 | #5,837 |
| 1996 | 153 | #888 | 11 | #8,056 |
| 1995 | 185 | #791 | 8 | #10,397 |
| 1994 | 156 | #860 | 11 | #8,066 |
| 1993 | 190 | #760 | 15 | #6,222 |
| 1992 | 189 | #756 | 10 | #8,665 |
| 1991 | 237 | #660 | 11 | #7,916 |
| 1990 | 241 | #651 | 13 | #6,825 |
| 1989 | 288 | #574 | 12 | #6,913 |
| 1988 | 274 | #557 | 21 | #4,293 |
| 1987 | 226 | #606 | 13 | #5,891 |
| 1986 | 273 | #540 | 7 | #9,419 |
| 1985 | 199 | #623 | 9 | #7,477 |
| 1984 | 197 | #606 | 7 | #9,013 |
| 1983 | 167 | #663 | 10 | #6,646 |
| 1982 | 209 | #595 | 7 | #9,081 |
| 1981 | 234 | #559 | 21 | #3,837 |
| 1980 | 221 | #578 | 14 | #5,208 |
| 1979 | 221 | #574 | 10 | #6,632 |
| 1978 | 261 | #501 | 7 | #8,433 |
| 1977 | 210 | #577 | 5 | #11,058 |
| 1976 | 274 | #480 | 12 | #5,157 |
| 1975 | 336 | #428 | 9 | #6,396 |
| 1974 | 281 | #475 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 274 | #476 | 8 | #6,574 |
| 1972 | 263 | #486 | 6 | #8,112 |
| 1971 | 206 | #567 | 12 | #4,775 |
| 1970 | 192 | #585 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 176 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 169 | #587 | 7 | #6,162 |
| 1967 | 153 | #607 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 120 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 123 | #671 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 134 | #668 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 129 | #684 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 125 | #691 | 5 | #7,438 |
| 1961 | 139 | #666 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 145 | #647 | 5 | #7,167 |
| 1959 | 116 | #716 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 168 | #599 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 150 | #627 | 7 | #5,303 |
| 1956 | 139 | #645 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 125 | #658 | 5 | #6,604 |
| 1954 | 128 | #648 | 7 | #5,081 |
| 1953 | 129 | #630 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 122 | #637 | 5 | #6,298 |
| 1951 | 112 | #663 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 120 | #632 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 119 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 124 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 141 | #571 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 129 | #566 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 99 | #609 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 136 | #523 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 127 | #564 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 117 | #574 | 6 | #4,581 |
| 1941 | 98 | #608 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 111 | #563 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 97 | #586 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 116 | #542 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 124 | #519 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 119 | #522 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 147 | #469 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 133 | #500 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 105 | #562 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 84 | #667 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 67 | #767 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 92 | #642 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 76 | #719 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 59 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 52 | #976 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 23 | #1,603 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 35 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 28 | #1,415 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 30 | #1,363 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 28 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 27 | #1,455 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 28 | #1,377 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 20 | #1,761 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,578 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 29 | #1,260 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 17 | #1,773 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,482 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,242 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 18 | #1,133 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 14 | #920 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 9 | #1,185 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 11 | #949 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 8 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 10 | #926 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 7 | #1,102 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 8 | #990 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 13 | #680 | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 6 | #1,116 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 6 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,196 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #728 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,274 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 5 | #1,209 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 6 | #1,089 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 6 | #1,068 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,166 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 5 | #1,235 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 7 | #906 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sonny reached #335 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #2,669 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sonny
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.