The first name Sunny

In 2025, 69 boys were named Sunny, making it the 563rd most popular boys’ name. It peaked in 2024, with 69 births (#552).

Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sunny with other names.

In 2025, 798 girls born in the United States were named Sunny, the 390th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 846 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Sunny Leone
  American-Canadian actress, model and former pornographic actress, born 1981
• Sunny Lane
  American pornographic actress, born 1980
• Sunny Mabrey
  American actress, model and comedian, born 1975
• Sunny Dhinsa
  Canadian professional and amateur wrestler, born 1993
• Sunny Murray
  American jazz drummer (1936–2017)
• Sunny Johnson
  American actress (1953-1984)
• Sunny Sandler
  American actress (born 2008)
• Sunny von Bülow
  American heiress, socialite, and philanthropist, 1932–2008
• Sunny Garcia
  American surfer, born 1970

How popular is the name Sunny?

In 2025, 69 boys born in England and Wales were named Sunny, ranking 563rd. Its peak was 2024, with 69 births.

Is Sunny a boy's or a girl's name?

Both. Of the 17,697 US babies named Sunny since 1880, 75% were girls and 25% boys.

When was Sunny most popular?

2024 in the United States, when 846 babies were named Sunny, its highest rank at 370th.