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Unisex name

Sunny

/ˈsʌni/ · 75% girls, 25% boys · #390 in the US for unisexs, 2025

Sunny has been given to about 17,697 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsʌni/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 16,727
Median age today19 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sunny per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 1,057
  • Born in 2025998
  • All time17,697
  • England & Wales, 2025101

How popular is Sunny?

Sunny ranks 390th among American unisexs in 2025, with 998 born that year. Its best year was 2024, when 1,057 babies were given the name, ranking 370th. The typical living American called Sunny is about 19 years old today. It is relatively most common in North Dakota, where it accounts for 0.12% of births.

Names that sound like Sunny

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Suzy0.72
  2. Sonny0.67
  3. Zuri0.53
  4. Danny0.49
  5. Penny0.49
  6. Jenny0.49
  7. Tawny0.51
  8. Kenny0.49

Middle names for Sunny

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sunny Anne0.81
  2. Sunny Eve0.80
  3. Sunny Elizabeth0.78
  4. Sunny Catherine0.78
  5. Sunny Josephine0.78
  6. Sunny Rose0.77

Sibling names for Sunny

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bobrother · 0.96
  2. Amaliasister · 0.96
  3. Marensister · 0.96
  4. Lucianobrother · 0.96
  5. Davinasister · 0.96
  6. Westleybrother · 0.95

Where Sunny is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. North Dakota0.12%
  2. South Dakota0.10%
  3. Utah0.10%
  4. Oklahoma0.09%
  5. Idaho0.07%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Sunny Anderson0.77
  2. Sunny White0.72
  3. Sunny Reyes0.72
  4. Sunny Moore0.72
  5. Sunny Lee0.72
  6. Sunny Hill0.72

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 Sunny

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

Sunny across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.