Sunny is an established name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Sunny is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #390 among girls (798) and #1,078 among boys (200) — overall #655 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 998 | 998 | #390 | #1,078 |
| 2024 | 1,057 | 1,057 | #370 | #1,049 |
| 2023 | 945 | 945 | #406 | #1,117 |
| 2022 | 710 | 710 | #553 | #1,235 |
| 2021 | 600 | 600 | #642 | #1,357 |
| 2020 | 529 | 529 | #691 | #1,469 |
| 2019 | 460 | 460 | #793 | #1,542 |
| 2018 | 390 | 390 | #873 | #1,918 |
| 2017 | 324 | 324 | #983 | #2,265 |
| 2016 | 285 | 285 | #1,175 | #2,025 |
| 2015 | 292 | 292 | #1,161 | #1,975 |
| 2014 | 249 | 249 | #1,214 | #2,616 |
| 2013 | 270 | 270 | #1,162 | #2,136 |
| 2012 | 251 | 251 | #1,248 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 226 | 226 | #1,344 | #2,402 |
| 2010 | 254 | 254 | #1,285 | #2,032 |
| 2009 | 227 | 227 | #1,448 | #2,096 |
| 2008 | 165 | 165 | #1,877 | #2,506 |
| 2007 | 194 | 194 | #1,601 | #2,413 |
| 2006 | 196 | 196 | #1,759 | #1,805 |
| 2005 | 210 | 210 | #1,546 | #1,738 |
| 2004 | 158 | 158 | #1,958 | #1,972 |
| 2003 | 173 | 173 | #1,856 | #1,698 |
| 2002 | 150 | 150 | #2,017 | #1,829 |
| 2001 | 156 | 156 | #1,965 | #1,707 |
| 2000 | 179 | 179 | #1,658 | #1,640 |
| 1999 | 178 | 178 | #1,686 | #1,455 |
| 1998 | 186 | 186 | #1,492 | #1,534 |
| 1997 | 183 | — | #1,593 | #1,364 |
| 1996 | 165 | — | #1,895 | #1,262 |
| 1995 | 138 | — | #1,898 | #1,507 |
| 1994 | 208 | — | #1,505 | #1,118 |
| 1993 | 166 | — | #1,799 | #1,245 |
| 1992 | 174 | — | #1,796 | #1,146 |
| 1991 | 213 | — | #1,437 | #1,087 |
| 1990 | 195 | — | #1,492 | #1,147 |
| 1989 | 198 | — | #1,348 | #1,169 |
| 1988 | 224 | — | #1,138 | #1,054 |
| 1987 | 203 | — | #1,069 | #1,279 |
| 1986 | 217 | — | #1,028 | #1,142 |
| 1985 | 221 | — | #962 | #1,256 |
| 1984 | 162 | — | #1,167 | #1,420 |
| 1983 | 161 | — | #1,092 | #1,684 |
| 1982 | 209 | — | #864 | #1,885 |
| 1981 | 209 | — | #844 | #2,262 |
| 1980 | 227 | — | #807 | #2,106 |
| 1979 | 216 | — | #850 | #1,781 |
| 1978 | 210 | — | #882 | #1,432 |
| 1977 | 266 | — | #672 | #1,702 |
| 1976 | 342 | — | #553 | #1,641 |
| 1975 | 350 | — | #542 | #1,656 |
| 1974 | 125 | — | #1,225 | #1,499 |
| 1973 | 111 | — | #1,285 | #1,609 |
| 1972 | 140 | — | #1,082 | #1,468 |
| 1971 | 147 | — | #996 | #2,113 |
| 1970 | 98 | — | #1,350 | #2,049 |
| 1969 | 95 | — | #1,233 | #2,669 |
| 1968 | 74 | — | #1,404 | #3,081 |
| 1967 | 55 | — | #1,748 | #2,590 |
| 1966 | 51 | — | #1,820 | #2,608 |
| 1965 | 23 | — | #3,137 | #3,884 |
| 1964 | 34 | — | #2,523 | #3,025 |
| 1963 | 39 | — | #2,126 | #3,612 |
| 1962 | 29 | — | #2,254 | — |
| 1961 | 31 | — | #2,145 | — |
| 1960 | 36 | — | #2,087 | #4,540 |
| 1959 | 52 | — | #1,759 | #2,517 |
| 1958 | 50 | — | #1,655 | #3,528 |
| 1957 | 46 | — | #1,839 | #2,810 |
| 1956 | 38 | — | #1,928 | #3,891 |
| 1955 | 48 | — | #1,636 | #3,176 |
| 1954 | 74 | — | #1,211 | #4,310 |
| 1953 | 76 | — | #1,198 | #2,693 |
| 1952 | 59 | — | #1,384 | #2,853 |
| 1951 | 49 | — | #1,430 | #4,197 |
| 1950 | 47 | — | #1,599 | #2,310 |
| 1949 | 43 | — | #1,540 | #3,649 |
| 1948 | 57 | — | #1,382 | #2,308 |
| 1947 | 66 | — | #1,287 | #2,062 |
| 1946 | 65 | — | #1,189 | #2,261 |
| 1945 | 71 | — | #1,001 | #2,232 |
| 1944 | 63 | — | #1,069 | #2,614 |
| 1943 | 63 | — | #1,084 | #2,942 |
| 1942 | 81 | — | #916 | #3,186 |
| 1941 | 50 | — | #1,149 | #3,106 |
| 1940 | 51 | — | #1,180 | #2,170 |
| 1939 | 36 | — | #1,421 | #2,800 |
| 1938 | 44 | — | #1,372 | #1,969 |
| 1937 | 33 | — | #1,577 | #2,657 |
| 1936 | 30 | — | #1,685 | #2,603 |
| 1935 | 21 | — | #2,554 | #2,694 |
| 1934 | 21 | — | #2,170 | #3,636 |
| 1933 | 20 | — | #2,669 | #2,714 |
| 1932 | 26 | — | #2,112 | #2,619 |
| 1931 | 14 | — | #2,296 | — |
| 1930 | 33 | — | #2,014 | #2,065 |
| 1929 | 25 | — | #2,090 | #3,224 |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #2,935 | #4,661 |
| 1927 | 20 | — | #3,260 | #2,892 |
| 1926 | 16 | — | #3,524 | #3,664 |
| 1925 | 20 | — | #2,757 | #3,701 |
| 1924 | 30 | — | #2,198 | #2,619 |
| 1923 | 13 | — | #2,711 | — |
| 1922 | 23 | — | #2,755 | #2,981 |
| 1921 | 11 | — | #3,129 | — |
| 1920 | 19 | — | #2,714 | #4,223 |
| 1919 | 20 | — | #4,204 | #2,376 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #2,999 | #4,727 |
| 1917 | 16 | — | #3,053 | #3,920 |
| 1916 | 13 | — | #3,511 | #4,448 |
| 1914 | 18 | — | #2,000 | #3,700 |
| 1913 | 14 | — | #2,783 | #2,477 |
| 1912 | 7 | — | #2,606 | — |
| 1910 | 5 | — | — | #1,812 |
| 1905 | 6 | — | — | #1,220 |
| 1900 | 5 | — | — | #1,483 |