How Many People Are Named Sunny?
people named Sunny are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 20,815 people in the US has this name
Based on 17,697 babies named Sunny in Social Security records from 1900 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,057 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word meaning "sunny, cheerful".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sunny, 75% were girls and 25% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sunny rose from 57.8% in the 1910s to 79% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sunny alive today is about 24 years old, and 63% are under 30. Half of them were between 4 and 40 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sunny first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 2024, to 1,057 babies. In 2025, 998 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sunny has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #370, in 2024. In 2025 it ranked #390. Among boys, its best rank was #1,049, in 2024.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #390 | #1,078 |
| Best rank | #370 (2024) | #1,049 (2024) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #484 in the 2020s | #1,196 in the 2020s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sunny alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sunny were born in California than in any other state: about 2,949 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sunny was given 2.6 times as often in Utah, 2.2 times in California and 2 times in Oklahoma.
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