Is Sunny a boy or girl name?
Sunny is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 837 girls and 210 boys were named Sunny, so 79.9% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 74.2% of the 16,681 US babies named Sunny were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,049
- Girl rank, 2024
- #372
- Babies named Sunny since 1900
- 16,681
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,047 babies
Boys and girls named Sunny, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 46 | 63 | 57.8% |
| 1920s | 65 | 128 | 66.3% |
| 1930s | 89 | 189 | 68% |
| 1940s | 99 | 511 | 83.8% |
| 1950s | 84 | 455 | 84.4% |
| 1960s | 70 | 397 | 85% |
| 1970s | 310 | 1,695 | 84.5% |
| 1980s | 519 | 1,512 | 74.4% |
| 1990s | 855 | 950 | 52.6% |
| 2000s | 663 | 1,144 | 63.3% |
| 2010s | 679 | 2,322 | 77.4% |
| 2020s | 812 | 3,013 | 78.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 210 | #1,049 | 837 | #372 |
| 2023 | 189 | #1,119 | 752 | #406 |
| 2022 | 160 | #1,234 | 550 | #553 |
| 2021 | 136 | #1,362 | 463 | #642 |
| 2020 | 117 | #1,469 | 411 | #691 |
| 2019 | 110 | #1,542 | 350 | #793 |
| 2018 | 78 | #1,918 | 312 | #873 |
| 2017 | 59 | #2,264 | 265 | #983 |
| 2016 | 71 | #2,025 | 214 | #1,174 |
| 2015 | 74 | #1,974 | 218 | #1,160 |
| 2014 | 47 | #2,616 | 202 | #1,214 |
| 2013 | 63 | #2,136 | 207 | #1,162 |
| 2012 | 56 | #2,318 | 195 | #1,248 |
| 2011 | 53 | #2,401 | 173 | #1,344 |
| 2010 | 68 | #2,032 | 186 | #1,285 |
| 2009 | 66 | #2,095 | 161 | #1,448 |
| 2008 | 51 | #2,506 | 114 | #1,877 |
| 2007 | 54 | #2,413 | 139 | #1,612 |
| 2006 | 77 | #1,805 | 119 | #1,759 |
| 2005 | 77 | #1,737 | 133 | #1,546 |
| 2004 | 62 | #1,972 | 96 | #1,957 |
| 2003 | 73 | #1,698 | 100 | #1,856 |
| 2002 | 63 | #1,829 | 87 | #2,017 |
| 2001 | 68 | #1,707 | 88 | #1,965 |
| 2000 | 72 | #1,640 | 107 | #1,658 |
| 1999 | 80 | #1,455 | 98 | #1,686 |
| 1998 | 71 | #1,534 | 115 | #1,492 |
| 1997 | 82 | #1,364 | 101 | #1,593 |
| 1996 | 88 | #1,262 | 77 | #1,895 |
| 1995 | 64 | #1,507 | 74 | #1,898 |
| 1994 | 103 | #1,118 | 105 | #1,505 |
| 1993 | 83 | #1,252 | 82 | #1,798 |
| 1992 | 93 | #1,146 | 81 | #1,796 |
| 1991 | 101 | #1,088 | 112 | #1,437 |
| 1990 | 90 | #1,147 | 105 | #1,492 |
| 1989 | 83 | #1,169 | 115 | #1,348 |
| 1988 | 89 | #1,054 | 135 | #1,138 |
| 1987 | 59 | #1,279 | 144 | #1,069 |
| 1986 | 69 | #1,142 | 148 | #1,028 |
| 1985 | 59 | #1,256 | 162 | #962 |
| 1984 | 46 | #1,420 | 116 | #1,167 |
| 1983 | 35 | #1,684 | 126 | #1,092 |
| 1982 | 30 | #1,885 | 179 | #864 |
| 1981 | 23 | #2,262 | 186 | #844 |
| 1980 | 26 | #2,106 | 201 | #807 |
| 1979 | 32 | #1,782 | 184 | #850 |
| 1978 | 43 | #1,431 | 167 | #882 |
| 1977 | 32 | #1,702 | 234 | #672 |
| 1976 | 33 | #1,641 | 309 | #553 |
| 1975 | 31 | #1,655 | 319 | #542 |
| 1974 | 35 | #1,499 | 90 | #1,225 |
| 1973 | 30 | #1,609 | 81 | #1,285 |
| 1972 | 34 | #1,468 | 106 | #1,082 |
| 1971 | 20 | #2,114 | 127 | #996 |
| 1970 | 20 | #2,050 | 78 | #1,350 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,669 | 83 | #1,233 |
| 1968 | 9 | #3,080 | 65 | #1,404 |
| 1967 | 11 | #2,591 | 44 | #1,749 |
| 1966 | 11 | #2,609 | 40 | #1,820 |
| 1965 | 6 | #3,884 | 17 | #3,137 |
| 1964 | 9 | #3,023 | 25 | #2,523 |
| 1963 | 7 | #3,612 | 32 | #2,127 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,254 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 31 | #2,146 |
| 1960 | 5 | #4,540 | 31 | #2,087 |
| 1959 | 12 | #2,518 | 40 | #1,759 |
| 1958 | 7 | #3,528 | 43 | #1,655 |
| 1957 | 10 | #2,809 | 36 | #1,839 |
| 1956 | 6 | #3,891 | 32 | #1,927 |
| 1955 | 8 | #3,175 | 40 | #1,636 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,310 | 69 | #1,211 |
| 1953 | 10 | #2,693 | 66 | #1,198 |
| 1952 | 9 | #2,853 | 50 | #1,384 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,197 | 44 | #1,430 |
| 1950 | 12 | #2,309 | 35 | #1,599 |
| 1949 | 6 | #3,649 | 37 | #1,540 |
| 1948 | 12 | #2,308 | 45 | #1,382 |
| 1947 | 15 | #2,062 | 51 | #1,286 |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,259 | 53 | #1,189 |
| 1945 | 11 | #2,232 | 60 | #1,001 |
| 1944 | 9 | #2,614 | 54 | #1,069 |
| 1943 | 8 | #2,942 | 55 | #1,084 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,186 | 74 | #916 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,106 | 43 | #1,149 |
| 1940 | 12 | #2,170 | 39 | #1,180 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,800 | 28 | #1,421 |
| 1938 | 14 | #1,969 | 30 | #1,372 |
| 1937 | 9 | #2,656 | 24 | #1,577 |
| 1936 | 9 | #2,602 | 21 | #1,685 |
| 1935 | 9 | #2,695 | 12 | #2,554 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,636 | 15 | #2,170 |
| 1933 | 9 | #2,714 | 11 | #2,669 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,619 | 16 | #2,112 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,296 |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,065 | 18 | #2,014 |
| 1929 | 8 | #3,224 | 17 | #2,090 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,661 | 11 | #2,934 |
| 1927 | 10 | #2,892 | 10 | #3,261 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,664 | 9 | #3,524 |
| 1925 | 7 | #3,701 | 13 | #2,757 |
| 1924 | 12 | #2,619 | 18 | #2,198 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,711 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,981 | 13 | #2,754 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,129 |
| 1920 | 6 | #4,223 | 13 | #2,714 |
| 1919 | 13 | #2,376 | 7 | #4,204 |
| 1918 | 5 | #4,727 | 11 | #2,999 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,920 | 10 | #3,053 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,448 | 8 | #3,511 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 5 | #3,700 | 13 | #2,000 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,477 | 7 | #2,783 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,606 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 5 | #1,812 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 6 | #1,220 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 5 | #1,483 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sunny reached #1,049 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #372 in 2024. 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 Sunny
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.