Masculine dossier · first seen 1888
Sonny
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2025
Peak births
1,137
Current vitality
Healthy
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Sonny
How many people are named Sonny?
An estimated 18,580 living Americans are named Sonny.
How rare is Sonny?
Sonny is moderately uncommon among babies today, with 1,137 boys receiving the name in 2025, matching its recorded peak.
How old is the typical Sonny?
The median age of a living American named Sonny is approximately 23 years, with most bearers falling between 6 and 47 years old.
Is Sonny still popular?
Yes — Sonny is currently rising in popularity, with 1,137 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 2.6× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Sonny most common?
Sonny has its strongest geographic signal in Georgia, where it appears 3.2× more often than the national baseline.
1888Peak 20252025
Peak year
2025
Decline from peak
0%
2025
1,137
All-time
22,327
Where it lives now
Sonny is most concentrated in Georgia — about 3.0× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Sonny is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.