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Sonny
Pronounced /ˈsəni/
Rank in 2024
#335
Born in 2024
1,034
Peak year
2024 · #335
Origin
English
1880 to 2024
RisingIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 1,034 boys were named Sonny, about 1 in every 1,659.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It first shows up in the records in 1888.
- 21,184 boys have been named Sonny since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Sonny per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- <0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- 0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- 0.3Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 508 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Silent: 1,907 babies, 0.09 per 1,000. Boomers: 2,494 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,480 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Millennials: 3,418 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,384 babies, 0.11 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 5,941 babies, 0.27 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
- A male given name from English.
- A diminutive of the female given name Sonia.
- Origin
- English
- Say it
- /ˈsəni/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Sonny, CC BY-SA 4.0.