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Sonni

89% girls · 19 born in 2025

Sonni has been given to about 600 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1989, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 588
Median age today32 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sonni per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1989 · 33
  • Born in 202519
  • All time600
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Sonni?

Its best year was 1989, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3242nd. The typical living American called Sonni is about 32 years old today.

Names that sound like Sonni

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Toni0.78
  2. Joni0.78
  3. Roni0.78
  4. Sonia0.66
  5. Sonya0.64
  6. Sydni0.62
  7. Shani0.62
  8. Eboni0.61

Middle names for Sonni

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sonni Catherine0.84
  2. Sonni Josephine0.84
  3. Sonni Rose0.83
  4. Sonni Marie0.83
  5. Sonni Grace0.83
  6. Sonni Jane0.83

Sibling names for Sonni

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.82
  2. Westleybrother · 0.79
  3. Fallonsister · 0.78
  4. Whitleysister · 0.78
  5. Davinasister · 0.76
  6. Dariobrother · 0.75

Where Sonni is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sonni Reyes0.78
    2. Sonni Nguyen0.78
    3. Sonni Moore0.78
    4. Sonni Lee0.78
    5. Sonni Hall0.78
    6. Sonni Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sonni

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.