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Sunny Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sunny?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Sunny, ranked the 871st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

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

Position 541, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1975 with 319 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sunny was less than 5, most recently in 1915.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sunny occurred roughly during the years 1921-1924, 1933-1942, 1950-1953, 1965-1971, 1972-1975, 2002-2005, 2006-2010, and 2014-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1945-1949, 1962-1965, and 1980-1983.

Sometimes the name Sunny has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

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

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sunny?

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

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

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   Sunny (Girl)Sunny (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. RankNo. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 310 871 77 1,926
2017 264 985 59 2,257
2016 212 1,180 71 2,024
2015 218 1,156 73 1,993
2014 201 1,215 46 2,648
2013 205 1,174 63 2,135
2012 195 1,247 56 2,315
2011 173 1,344 53 2,399
2010 186 1,285 68 2,031
2009 161 1,448 66 2,094
2008 114 1,877 51 2,504
2007 139 1,612 54 2,412
2006 119 1,759 77 1,803
2005 133 1,546 77 1,736
2004 96 1,957 62 1,972
2003 100 1,854 73 1,698
2002 87 2,015 63 1,828
2001 88 1,964 68 1,707
2000 107 1,657 72 1,640
1999 98 1,686 80 1,454
1998 115 1,491 71 1,534
1997 101 1,592 82 1,364
1996 77 1,895 88 1,262
1995 74 1,898 64 1,507
1994 105 1,504 103 1,117
1993 82 1,799 82 1,258
1992 81 1,795 93 1,146
1991 112 1,437 100 1,092
1990 105 1,491 90 1,147
1989 115 1,348 83 1,169
1988 135 1,137 89 1,054
1987 144 1,069 59 1,279
1986 148 1,028 69 1,141
1985 161 962 59 1,256
1984 116 1,167 46 1,419
1983 126 1,092 35 1,683
1982 179 865 30 1,883
1981 186 844 22 2,323
1980 201 806 26 2,107
1979 184 850 32 1,782
1978 167 883 43 1,432
1977 235 670 32 1,700
1976 309 553 33 1,642
1975 319 541 31 1,656
1974 90 1,225 35 1,498
1973 81 1,285 30 1,607
1972 106 1,083 34 1,468
1971 127 995 20 2,111
1970 78 1,351 20 2,051
1969 83 1,233 13 2,531
1968 65 1,402 9 3,076
1967 44 1,749 11 2,590
1966 38 1,876 11 2,604
1965 17 3,133 6 3,886
1964 25 2,523 9 3,022
1963 32 2,126 7 3,609
1962 29 2,254 < 5 --
1961 31 2,145 < 5 --
1960 31 2,089 < 5 --
1959 40 1,761 11 2,644
1958 43 1,654 8 3,241
1957 36 1,838 10 2,808
1956 32 1,928 7 3,505
1955 40 1,635 8 3,177
1954 69 1,211 5 4,303
1953 66 1,198 10 2,693
1952 50 1,383 9 2,852
1951 44 1,430 5 4,195
1950 35 1,600 12 2,308
1949 37 1,539 6 3,651
1948 45 1,381 12 2,308
1947 51 1,285 15 2,062
1946 53 1,189 12 2,260
1945 60 1,000 11 2,233
1944 54 1,069 9 2,614
1943 55 1,084 8 2,940
1942 74 916 7 3,187
1941 43 1,150 7 3,107
1940 39 1,180 12 2,172
1939 28 1,421 8 2,800
1938 30 1,373 14 1,971
1937 24 1,578 9 2,653
1936 21 1,684 9 2,603
1935 12 2,554 9 2,695
1934 15 2,169 6 3,635
1933 11 2,669 9 2,714
1932 16 2,113 10 2,618
1931 14 2,296 < 5 --
1930 18 2,013 15 2,065
1929 17 2,091 8 3,225
1928 11 2,933 5 4,660
1927 10 3,262 10 2,892
1926 9 3,523 7 3,664
1925 13 2,757 7 3,700
1924 18 2,198 12 2,619
1923 13 2,712 < 5 --
1922 13 2,754 10 2,980
1921 11 3,129 < 5 --
1920 13 2,714 6 4,222
1919 7 4,205 13 2,376
1918 11 2,999 5 4,727
1917 10 3,053 6 3,920
1916 8 3,511 5 4,447
1915 < 5 -- < 5 --
1914 13 2,000 5 3,700
1913 7 2,783 7 2,477
1912 7 2,606 < 5 --
1911 < 5 -- < 5 --
1910 < 5 -- 5 1,812
1909 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1905 < 5 -- 6 1,220
1904 < 5 -- < 5 --
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1900 < 5 -- 5 1,483
1899 < 5 -- < 5 --
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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.