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Sunny

Unisex

Meaning of Sunny: English: 'cheerful, sun-drenched'

Sunny is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 311th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 855th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#311

998 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#855

43 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

17,697

First recorded 1900 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 209 babies1982: 209 babies1983: 161 babies1984: 162 babies1985: 221 babies1986: 217 babies1987: 203 babies1988: 224 babies1989: 198 babies1990: 195 babies19901991: 213 babies1992: 174 babies1993: 166 babies1994: 208 babies1995: 138 babies1996: 165 babies1997: 183 babies1998: 186 babies1999: 178 babies2000: 179 babies20002001: 156 babies2002: 150 babies2003: 173 babies2004: 158 babies2005: 210 babies2006: 196 babies2007: 194 babies2008: 165 babies2009: 227 babies2010: 254 babies20102011: 226 babies2012: 251 babies2013: 270 babies2014: 249 babies2015: 292 babies2016: 285 babies2017: 324 babies2018: 390 babies2019: 460 babies2020: 529 babies20202021: 600 babies2022: 710 babies2023: 945 babies2024: 1,057 babies2025: 998 babies
US babies named Sunny per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,057.

Gender split

26% boys · 74% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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