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Sonny
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About Sonny
The name Sonny is currently ranked #298 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #298 in 2025. The name is most popular in Hawaii, South Dakota, and Montana. Sonny is occasionally used for girls in 2025.
Pronounced sunny.
As of September 2026, Sonny ranked #298 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #147.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #890 | 243 | 126.5 |
| 2015 | #824 | 275 | 143.5 |
| 2016 | #842 | 268 | 141.2 |
| 2017 | #774 | 303 | 163.7 |
| 2018 | #663 | 382 | 210.3 |
| 2019 | #643 | 417 | 232.4 |
| 2020 | #538 | 526 | 304.7 |
| 2021 | #499 | 588 | 336.1 |
| 2022 | #428 | 725 | 415.2 |
| 2023 | #354 | 928 | 542.5 |
| 2024 | #335 | 1,034 | 600.2 |
| 2025 | #298 | 1,137 | 665.7 |
World rankings
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Famous Sonnys
- Salvatore Phillip "Sonny" Bono
American singer and U.S. Congressman from California
- Charles L. "Sonny" Liston
American boxer
- Sonny William "Sonny Bill" Williams
New Zealand rugby player
- Sonny Douglas Gray
American baseball pitcher
- Edward "Sonny" Stitt
American jazz saxophonist
- Walter Theodore "Sonny" Rollins
American jazz tenor saxophonist
- Edwin Bradfield Liloa "Sonny" Chillingworth
American guitarist
- George Ervin "Sonny" Perdue III
American politician; 81st Governor of Georgia
- Sonny John Moore aka Skrillex
American electronic music producer
- Sonny Corey Uwaezuoke aka Sonny Digital
American rapper
- Sonny Sanford Rosenman (b. 2017)
son of American television personality Whitney Port
- Sonny Ashcroft
son of musicians Kate Radley of Spiritualized and Richard Ashcroft of The Verve
- Sonny Jones (b. 2004)
son of musicians Sophie Ellis,Bextor and Richard Jones
- Sonny Miller (b. 2006)
son of actors Belinda Stewart,Wilson and Ben Miller
- Sonny Patrick MacDonald Gallagher
son of musician Noel Gallagher of Oasis
- Sonny Lee (born 2012)
son of actor Jason Lee and Ceren Alkac
- Sonny White (b. 2013)
son of musician Jason White of Green Day
- Sonny Donald Blake (b. 2014)
son of actors Hamish Blake & Zoe Foster
- Lyric Sonny Roads Goldberg (b. 2014)
son of Soleil Moon Frye and Jason Goldberg
- Sonny Grigg (b. 2014)
son of Australian rules footballer Shaun Grigg
- Sonny John Ray (b. 2016)
son of singer Brooke White and David Ray
- Otis Sonny David Macdonald
son of Leah Wood & Jack Macdonald
Sonny in pop culture
- Sonny St. Jacques
character on TV's 'Laverne & Shirley'
- Sonny Corinthos
characteron the American soap General Hospital
- Sonny Forelli
villain of the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
- Santino "Sonny" Corleone
character from "The Godfather"
- Sonny Koufax
character in movie "Big Daddy"
- Sonny Joon
character in HerInteractive's "The Shattered Medallion"
- Sonny
character from the Broadway musical "In The Heights"
- Sonny Grotowski
character in film "Monster's Ball"