Sonny is an established boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Sonny is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #298 among boys (1,137) and #3,022 among girls (55) — overall #551 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,192 | 1,192 | #3,022 | #298 |
| 2024 | 1,099 | 1,099 | #2,769 | #336 |
| 2023 | 995 | 995 | #2,669 | #354 |
| 2022 | 774 | 774 | #3,309 | #428 |
| 2021 | 642 | 642 | #3,106 | #498 |
| 2020 | 575 | 575 | #3,273 | #536 |
| 2019 | 454 | 454 | #3,995 | #644 |
| 2018 | 415 | 415 | #4,343 | #663 |
| 2017 | 333 | 333 | #4,684 | #774 |
| 2016 | 286 | 286 | #6,871 | #843 |
| 2015 | 301 | 301 | #5,276 | #825 |
| 2014 | 259 | 259 | #7,595 | #890 |
| 2013 | 265 | 265 | #8,979 | #848 |
| 2012 | 241 | 241 | #6,838 | #927 |
| 2011 | 254 | 254 | #6,122 | #892 |
| 2010 | 230 | 230 | #7,181 | #948 |
| 2009 | 260 | 260 | #9,909 | #860 |
| 2008 | 258 | 258 | #10,710 | #864 |
| 2007 | 249 | 249 | #12,551 | #867 |
| 2006 | 237 | 237 | #9,835 | #878 |
| 2005 | 250 | 250 | #11,721 | #799 |
| 2004 | 222 | 222 | #10,582 | #841 |
| 2003 | 241 | 241 | #10,341 | #766 |
| 2002 | 220 | 225 | #9,404 | #813 |
| 2001 | 205 | 205 | #10,911 | #832 |
| 2000 | 194 | 194 | #9,082 | #868 |
| 1999 | 177 | 177 | #8,162 | #911 |
| 1998 | 181 | 181 | #6,674 | #877 |
| 1997 | 173 | — | #5,837 | #892 |
| 1996 | 164 | — | #8,056 | #888 |
| 1995 | 193 | — | #10,397 | #791 |
| 1994 | 167 | — | #8,065 | #860 |
| 1993 | 205 | — | #6,221 | #760 |
| 1992 | 199 | — | #8,666 | #756 |
| 1991 | 248 | — | #7,916 | #660 |
| 1990 | 254 | — | #6,825 | #651 |
| 1989 | 300 | — | #6,913 | #574 |
| 1988 | 295 | — | #4,293 | #557 |
| 1987 | 239 | — | #5,891 | #606 |
| 1986 | 280 | — | #9,419 | #540 |
| 1985 | 208 | — | #7,477 | #623 |
| 1984 | 204 | — | #9,012 | #606 |
| 1983 | 177 | — | #6,646 | #663 |
| 1982 | 216 | — | #9,081 | #595 |
| 1981 | 255 | — | #3,837 | #559 |
| 1980 | 235 | — | #5,207 | #578 |
| 1979 | 231 | — | #6,633 | #574 |
| 1978 | 268 | — | #8,434 | #501 |
| 1977 | 215 | — | #11,058 | #577 |
| 1976 | 286 | — | #5,156 | #480 |
| 1975 | 345 | — | #6,394 | #428 |
| 1974 | 280 | — | — | #476 |
| 1973 | 282 | — | #6,573 | #476 |
| 1972 | 269 | — | #8,112 | #486 |
| 1971 | 218 | — | #4,775 | #567 |
| 1970 | 192 | — | — | #585 |
| 1969 | 176 | — | — | #586 |
| 1968 | 176 | — | #6,162 | #587 |
| 1967 | 153 | — | — | #607 |
| 1966 | 120 | — | — | #680 |
| 1965 | 123 | — | — | #671 |
| 1964 | 134 | — | — | #668 |
| 1963 | 129 | — | — | #684 |
| 1962 | 130 | — | #7,438 | #691 |
| 1961 | 139 | — | — | #666 |
| 1960 | 150 | — | #7,170 | #647 |
| 1959 | 116 | — | — | #715 |
| 1958 | 168 | — | — | #599 |
| 1957 | 157 | — | #5,303 | #627 |
| 1956 | 139 | — | — | #645 |
| 1955 | 130 | — | #6,604 | #658 |
| 1954 | 135 | — | #5,081 | #648 |
| 1953 | 129 | — | — | #630 |
| 1952 | 127 | — | #6,297 | #637 |
| 1951 | 112 | — | — | #663 |
| 1950 | 120 | — | — | #632 |
| 1949 | 119 | — | — | #627 |
| 1948 | 124 | — | — | #612 |
| 1947 | 141 | — | — | #571 |
| 1946 | 129 | — | — | #566 |
| 1945 | 99 | — | — | #609 |
| 1944 | 136 | — | — | #523 |
| 1943 | 127 | — | — | #564 |
| 1942 | 123 | — | #4,581 | #574 |
| 1941 | 98 | — | — | #608 |
| 1940 | 111 | — | — | #563 |
| 1939 | 97 | — | — | #586 |
| 1938 | 116 | — | — | #542 |
| 1937 | 124 | — | — | #519 |
| 1936 | 119 | — | — | #522 |
| 1935 | 147 | — | — | #469 |
| 1934 | 133 | — | — | #500 |
| 1933 | 105 | — | — | #562 |
| 1932 | 84 | — | — | #667 |
| 1931 | 67 | — | — | #767 |
| 1930 | 92 | — | — | #642 |
| 1929 | 76 | — | — | #719 |
| 1928 | 59 | — | — | #869 |
| 1927 | 52 | — | — | #976 |
| 1926 | 23 | — | — | #1,603 |
| 1925 | 35 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1924 | 28 | — | — | #1,452 |
| 1923 | 28 | — | — | #1,415 |
| 1922 | 30 | — | — | #1,363 |
| 1921 | 28 | — | — | #1,443 |
| 1920 | 27 | — | — | #1,455 |
| 1919 | 28 | — | — | #1,377 |
| 1918 | 20 | — | — | #1,761 |
| 1917 | 22 | — | — | #1,578 |
| 1916 | 29 | — | — | #1,260 |
| 1915 | 17 | — | — | #1,773 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | — | #1,482 |
| 1913 | 8 | — | — | #2,242 |
| 1912 | 18 | — | — | #1,133 |
| 1911 | 14 | — | — | #920 |
| 1910 | 9 | — | — | #1,185 |
| 1909 | 11 | — | — | #949 |
| 1908 | 8 | — | — | #1,099 |
| 1907 | 10 | — | — | #926 |
| 1906 | 7 | — | — | #1,102 |
| 1905 | 8 | — | — | #990 |
| 1904 | 13 | — | — | #680 |
| 1903 | 6 | — | — | #1,116 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,125 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,196 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #728 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | — | #1,274 |
| 1897 | 5 | — | — | #1,209 |
| 1896 | 6 | — | — | #1,089 |
| 1895 | 6 | — | — | #1,068 |
| 1893 | 5 | — | — | #1,166 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | — | #1,235 |
| 1888 | 7 | — | — | #906 |