Sonny Name Popularity

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How popular is Sonny?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Sonny, ranked the 664th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Sonny has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 428, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 1975.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2018 with 379 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sonny was less than 5, most recently in 1899.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sonny occurred roughly during the years 1913-1916, 1923-1930, 1931-1934, 1965-1975, and 2014-2017.

The popularity trend for Sonny has steadily increased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Sonny for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sonny?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Sonny still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Sonny (Girl)		Sonny (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		31	4,515	379	664
2017		30	4,668	301	779
2016		18	6,848	267	842
2015		26	5,261	274	824
2014		16	7,582	242	891
2013		13	8,966	251	851
2012		19	6,827	221	928
2011		22	6,116	232	891
2010		18	7,177	212	948
2009		12	9,899	248	860
2008		11	10,701	246	865
2007		9	12,542	240	867
2006		12	9,828	224	881
2005		9	11,716	241	799
2004		10	10,578	212	839
2003		10	10,337	230	769
2002		11	9,399	209	813
2001		9	10,909	196	832
2000		11	9,080	183	868
1999		12	8,160	165	911
1998		15	6,673	166	877
1997		17	5,836	156	892
1996		11	8,055	153	888
1995		8	10,397	185	791
1994		11	8,065	156	860
1993		15	6,219	190	760
1992		10	8,662	189	756
1991		11	7,916	236	660
1990		13	6,823	241	651
1989		12	6,911	289	573
1988		21	4,291	274	556
1987		13	5,890	226	606
1986		7	9,416	272	541
1985		9	7,474	199	622
1984		7	9,007	197	606
1983		10	6,646	167	663
1982		7	9,074	209	595
1981		21	3,835	234	559
1980		14	5,203	221	578
1979		10	6,626	221	574
1978		7	8,427	261	501
1977		5	11,052	210	577
1976		12	5,159	274	480
1975		9	6,397	336	428
1974		< 5	--	281	475
1973		8	6,575	274	476
1972		6	8,112	263	486
1971		12	4,777	206	568
1970		< 5	--	192	587
1969		< 5	--	176	586
1968		7	6,162	169	587
1967		< 5	--	154	605
1966		< 5	--	120	681
1965		< 5	--	124	669
1964		< 5	--	133	668
1963		< 5	--	129	684
1962		5	7,438	127	688
1961		< 5	--	138	666
1960		5	7,170	145	646
1959		< 5	--	116	714
1958		< 5	--	167	600
1957		7	5,299	149	631
1956		< 5	--	141	639
1955		5	6,599	125	657
1954		7	5,079	128	648
1953		< 5	--	129	630
1952		5	6,298	122	637
1951		< 5	--	112	663
1950		< 5	--	120	632
1949		< 5	--	119	625
1948		< 5	--	124	613
1947		< 5	--	142	568
1946		< 5	--	129	566
1945		< 5	--	99	609
1944		< 5	--	136	523
1943		< 5	--	127	564
1942		6	4,581	117	574
1941		< 5	--	98	608
1940		< 5	--	111	563
1939		< 5	--	97	586
1938		< 5	--	116	542
1937		< 5	--	124	520
1936		< 5	--	119	522
1935		< 5	--	145	473
1934		< 5	--	134	496
1933		< 5	--	105	562
1932		< 5	--	84	667
1931		< 5	--	67	767
1930		< 5	--	91	645
1929		< 5	--	77	713
1928		< 5	--	59	869
1927		< 5	--	52	976
1926		< 5	--	23	1,603
1925		< 5	--	35	1,221
1924		< 5	--	28	1,452
1923		< 5	--	28	1,415
1922		< 5	--	30	1,363
1921		< 5	--	28	1,443
1920		< 5	--	27	1,455
1919		< 5	--	28	1,377
1918		< 5	--	20	1,761
1917		< 5	--	22	1,578
1916		< 5	--	29	1,260
1915		< 5	--	17	1,773
1914		< 5	--	18	1,482
1913		< 5	--	8	2,242
1912		< 5	--	18	1,133
1911		< 5	--	14	920
1910		< 5	--	9	1,185
1909		< 5	--	11	949
1908		< 5	--	8	1,099
1907		< 5	--	10	926
1906		< 5	--	7	1,102
1905		< 5	--	8	990
1904		< 5	--	13	680
1903		< 5	--	6	1,116
1902		< 5	--	6	1,125
1901		< 5	--	5	1,196
1900		< 5	--	13	728
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	5	1,274
1897		< 5	--	5	1,209
1896		< 5	--	6	1,089
1895		< 5	--	6	1,068
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	5	1,166
1892		< 5	--	5	1,235
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	7	906
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.