Sunny
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Sunny
Upbeat nickname-name that can't help but make you smile. You might want to use it as a short form for a more "serious" name such as Sunniva, but Sunny is undeniably, well, sunny.
Sunny for boys#1078 US
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".
Pronounced SUN-ee.
As of October 2026, Sunny ranked #390 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #372 in 2024, Nameberry popularity #271.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,214 | 202 | #2,616 | 47 |
| 2015 | #1,160 | 218 | #1,974 | 74 |
| 2016 | #1,174 | 214 | #2,025 | 71 |
| 2017 | #983 | 265 | #2,264 | 59 |
| 2018 | #873 | 312 | #1,918 | 78 |
| 2019 | #793 | 350 | #1,542 | 110 |
| 2020 | #691 | 411 | #1,469 | 117 |
| 2021 | #642 | 463 | #1,362 | 136 |
| 2022 | #553 | 550 | #1,234 | 160 |
| 2023 | #406 | 752 | #1,119 | 189 |
| 2024 | #372 | 837 | #1,049 | 210 |
| 2025 | #390 | 798 | #1,078 | 200 |
World rankings
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Famous Sunnys
- Martha Sharp "Sunny" Crawford von BülowGirl
American socialite wife of Claus von Bulow
- Asunción Cummings "Sunny" HostinGirl
American lawyer and TV personality
- Sunny Leone (born Karenjit Kaur Vohra)Girl
Indo,Canadian,American adult film actress
- SunnyGirl
stage name of Lee Soon,Kyu, singer of South Korean girl group Girls' Generation
- Sunny MabreyGirl
American actress
- Sunny Sue JohnsonGirl
American actress
- Sunny LeslieGirl
stage name of Heather Wheatman, English singer of duo Sue & Sunny
- SunnyGirl
ring name of Tamara "Tammy" Lynn Sytch, American pro wrestler
- Sunny LaneGirl
stage name of Holly Hodges, American adult film actress
- Sunny Kathleen FrancoGirl
Australian footballer
- Sunny AndersonGirl
American celebrity chef and TV personality
- Sunny Hay (b. 1986)Girl
daughter of guitarist Roy Hay of Culture Club
- Sunny (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of actress Suzy Patterson
- Sunny Elizabeth Cradock (b. 2003)Girl
daughter of guitarist Steve Cradock of Ocean Colour Scene
- Sunny Richesson (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of swimmer Anita Nall and Luke Richesson
- Sunny Bebop Balzary (b. 2005)Girl
daughter of musician Michael "Flea" Balzary and supermodel Francesca "Frankie" Rayder
- Sunny Madeline Sandler (b. 2008)Girl
daughter of actor Adam Sandler
- Sunny Ray Stelter (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of TV commentator Brian Stelter
- Sunny Isabou (b. 2017)Girl
daughter of actress Summer Glau and partner Val Morrison
- Sunny SandlerGirl
American actress
- Sunny PawarBoy
young Indian actor starring in 2016's "Lion"
- Sunny PeabodyBoy
Smosh YouTube channel producer
- Makua Sunny Abberton (b. 2015)Boy
son of Koby Abberton
Sunny in pop culture
- Sunny BaudelaireGirl
character in "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series
- Sunny LeeGirl
character from Australian TV soap "Neighbours"
- Sunny aka Sunlight Passing Through the IceGirl
character in "The Host" by Stephenie Meyer
- SunnyGirl
character in J.D. Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye"
- Sunny EmmerichGirl
character in the Metal Gear video game series
- Sunny SmilesGirl
character in video game 'Fallout: New Vegas'
- Sunshine "Sunny" WinslowGirl
character in "California Diaries" by Ann M. Martin, spin,off of The Baby,Sitters Club
- SunnyGirl
character in "Wings of Fire", a book by Tui T. Sutherland
- "Sunny Came HomeGirl
" song by Shawn Colvin
- "SunnyGirl
" song by Bobby Hebb
- Sunny StarscoutGirl
Name of female pony in the movie “My Little Pony:New Generation” and “My Little Pony: Make Your Mark.” Also the main protagonist of My Little Pony G5.
- Sunny LewinGirl
titular character in novel series "The Sunny Series"
- "The Sunny Series"Girl
novel series