Sonny
A boys’ name of Modern American origin, meaning son; term of endearment for a boy.
Babies a year
1,137
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#298
up from #335
UK popularity
#45
1,137 babies · up from #51
How Sonny has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #824 |
| 2016 | #842 |
| 2017 | #776 |
| 2018 | #663 |
| 2019 | #643 |
| 2020 | #540 |
| 2021 | #498 |
| 2022 | #429 |
| 2023 | #354 |
| 2024 | #335 |
| 2025 | #298 |
Sonny by the numbers
In 2025, 1,137 babies in England and Wales were named Sonny. In the US, 330 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 336 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 4,800 American boys born that year was called Sonny.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sonny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sunnybright or cheerful like the sun69 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sonni4 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sandydefender of men; a form of Alexander105 in the US (2017)
- Sennaplant used for medicinal purposes18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sonnieson; a form of Sonny25 in England and Wales (2025)
- Stoneystone meadow; a form of Stoneley19 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sonny
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