Sonny

Given to 23,356 US babies since 1888

▲ Rising +141% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2998

recorded as girls

249 since 2024

#298

recorded as boys

38 since 2024

Babies in 2025

1,192

girls 55 · boys 1,137

Peak year

2025

1,137 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

23,356

since 1888

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Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Sonny was most popular in 2025, when 1,137 babies recorded as boys got the name (0.67 per 1,000). In 2025, 1,137 babies were named Sonny, ranking #298 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 141%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	55	2998	1,137	298
2024	62	2749	1,037	336
2023	66	2646	929	354
2022	49	3278	725	428
2021	53	3069	589	498
2020	48	3221	527	534
2019	37	3923	417	644
2018	33	4237	382	661
2017	30	4576	303	773
2016	18	6663	268	842
2015	26	5127	275	822
2014	16	7302	243	888
2013	13	8580	252	845
2012	19	6576	222	925
2011	22	5935	232	889
2010	18	6904	212	946
2009	12	9379	248	860
2008	11	10084	247	861
2007	9	11630	240	865
2006	12	9286	225	877
2005	9	10921	241	799
2004	10	9892	212	838
2003	10	9671	231	764
2002	11	8837	209	811
2001	9	10102	196	829
2000	11	8534	183	865
1999	12	7716	165	905
1998	15	6360	166	871
1997	17	5626	156	886
1996	11	7574	153	884
1995	8	9553	185	789
1994	11	7604	156	858
1993	15	5955	190	757
1992	10	8065	189	752
1991	11	7430	237	659
1990	13	6465	241	651
1989	12	6531	288	573
1988	21	4172	274	555
1987	13	5613	226	605
1986	7	8523	273	540
1985	9	6955	199	621
1984	7	8153	197	606
1983	10	6212	167	662
1982	7	8224	209	594
1981	21	3739	234	558
1980	14	4978	221	577
1979	10	6189	221	574
1978	7	7649	261	501
1977	5	9652	210	576
1976	12	4905	274	480
1975	9	5984	336	427
1974	<5	—	280	475
1973	8	6080	274	476
1972	6	7292	263	486
1971	12	4534	206	567
1970	<5	—	192	582
1969	<5	—	176	584
1968	7	5642	169	581
1967	<5	—	153	605
1966	<5	—	120	678
1965	<5	—	123	668
1964	<5	—	134	665
1963	<5	—	129	682
1962	5	6578	125	691
1961	<5	—	139	663
1960	5	6390	145	647
1959	<5	—	116	712
1958	<5	—	168	598
1957	7	4918	150	625
1956	<5	—	139	643
1955	5	5828	125	656
1954	7	4655	128	648
1953	<5	—	129	629
1952	5	5563	122	634
1951	<5	—	112	661
1950	<5	—	120	626
1949	<5	—	119	624
1948	<5	—	124	611
1947	<5	—	141	568
1946	<5	—	129	566
1945	<5	—	99	608
1944	<5	—	136	522
1943	<5	—	127	562
1942	6	4124	117	571
1941	<5	—	98	603
1940	<5	—	111	562
1939	<5	—	97	581
1938	<5	—	116	541
1937	<5	—	124	517
1936	<5	—	119	518
1935	<5	—	147	469
1934	<5	—	133	496
1933	<5	—	105	557
1932	<5	—	84	666
1931	<5	—	67	756
1930	<5	—	92	640
1929	<5	—	76	712
1928	<5	—	59	862
1927	<5	—	52	964
1926	<5	—	23	1565
1925	<5	—	35	1201
1924	<5	—	28	1414
1923	<5	—	28	1385
1922	<5	—	30	1333
1921	<5	—	28	1412
1920	<5	—	27	1416
1919	<5	—	28	1351
1918	<5	—	20	1710
1917	<5	—	22	1528
1916	<5	—	29	1240
1915	<5	—	17	1707
1914	<5	—	18	1441
1913	<5	—	8	2092
1912	<5	—	18	1095
1911	<5	—	14	896
1910	<5	—	9	1118
1909	<5	—	11	893
1908	<5	—	8	1021
1907	<5	—	10	866
1906	<5	—	7	1004
1905	<5	—	8	919
1904	<5	—	13	647
1903	<5	—	6	1009
1902	<5	—	6	1013
1901	<5	—	5	1058
1900	<5	—	13	699
1899	<5	—	<5	—
1898	<5	—	5	1121
1897	<5	—	5	1057
1896	<5	—	6	982
1895	<5	—	6	978
1894	<5	—	<5	—
1893	<5	—	5	1035
1892	<5	—	5	1066
1891	<5	—	<5	—
1890	<5	—	<5	—
1889	<5	—	<5	—
1888	<5	—	7	815