Sunny

Nickname name

"son"

Sunny Origin and Meaning

The name Sunny is a boy's name.

Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile, along with its soundalike Sonny.

Sunny Pawar, the five-year-old star of the 2016 smash-hit movie Lion, was cast from among thousands of young hopefuls after auditioning at his school in Mumbai. Sunny is often heard in India as a nickname for Sunil, Sundeep or Sunita, but it’s also bestowed as a standalone with the literal meaning of "sunny; radiant; cheerful".

Sunny Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 488 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Sunny

• 488 Nameberry 2025
• 115 Unique 2023
• 623 England 2023
• 82 Cats 2022

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Famous People Named Sunny

• Sunny Pawar young Indian actor starring in 2016's "Lion"
• Sunny Peabody Smosh YouTube channel producer
• Makua Sunny Abberton (b. 2015) son of Koby Abberton