Sunny
A unisex name of English origin, meaning bright or cheerful like the sun.
How Sunny has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2017 | #983 |
| 2018 | #872 |
| 2019 | #794 |
| 2020 | #691 |
| 2021 | #641 |
| 2022 | #552 |
| 2023 | #406 |
| 2024 | #372 |
| 2025 | #390 |
Sunny by the numbers
In 2025, 69 babies in England and Wales were named Sunny. In the US, 323 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 319 babies in 1975, making it a 1970s name.
At its height, in 1975, about 1 in 4,900 American babies born that year was called Sunny.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sunny. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Sunny
Names that are said the same way as Sunny, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Sunnifollower of the Sunnah; Islamic tradition33 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean joy
Like Sunny, each of these has joy in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Abigailmy father's joy10,557 in the US (2017)
- Asherhappy, blessed6,076 in the US (2017)
- Edendelight, paradise594 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jocelyncheerful or joyful; from Jocundus1,828 in the US (2017)
- Felixhappy; fortunate811 in England and Wales (2025)
- Tatumcheerful or bringer of joy1,159 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sun
Like Sunny, each of these has the sun in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cyrussun; royal name from ancient Persia729 in the US (2017)
- Apollogreek god of music, poetry, and sun525 in the US (2017)
- Eliansun; diminutive of Elias or form of Helios486 in the US (2017)
- Samsonhis name is sun; strong as the sun430 in the US (2017)
- Reyanshpart of the sun; ray of light382 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Sunny
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