Sunny
An English word name from the adjective for bright weather, long used as an affectionate nickname; the underlying noun sun comes from Old English sunne.
Sunny in 2025
Sunny was given to 998 babies in the United States in 2025 — 200 boys and 798 girls, making it the 655th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 3,322 babies born.
The history of Sunny
Sunny reached its highest point in 2024, when 1,057 babies were given the name, ranking 638th that year.
Across the 126 years of records since 1900, 17,697 babies have been named Sunny. Half of them were born before 2004, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Sunny by decade
| Decade | Babies named Sunny | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 11 | 2,859 |
| 1910s | 109 | 2,917 |
| 1920s | 193 | 2,805 |
| 1930s | 278 | 1,967 |
| 1940s | 610 | 1,527 |
| 1950s | 539 | 1,889 |
| 1960s | 467 | 1,878 |
| 1970s | 2,005 | 925 |
| 1980s | 2,031 | 1,288 |
| 1990s | 1,806 | 1,575 |
| 2000s | 1,808 | 1,978 |
| 2010s | 3,001 | 1,222 |
| 2020s | 4,839 | 638 |
Where Sunny is heading
Sunny has risen 242% over the past decade, from 292 babies in 2015 to 998 in 2025.
Names like Sunny
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Sunny.