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Meaning

The name Sonny has the following meaning:

The son.
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

As a baby boy name, Sonny is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 812 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In 2009, the name Sonny rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 6 places. For the Year 2009, it ranked 857 in the Top 1000 charts.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Sonny in the USA, over the past 100 years.
USA baby name statistics

Pronunciation

The name Sonny is pronounced as sun-ee

Origins

Sonny originates from the English language.
See other suggested English baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Sonny and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Sonny: Boys - Bedford, Brain, Clayton, Dane, Denton, Denzel, Doctor, Drake, Dudley, Dunstan, Elton, Fletcher, Glover, Grayson, Jayce, Lamar, Landon, Lawson, Lincoln, Miller, Norton, Girls - Aleta, Amelia, Corda, Dayna, Fronie, India, Julissa, Katie, Kaya, Lu, Mckenna, Mettie, Paula, Tatum, Tawana, Both genders - Bailey, Devon, Hollis, Leigh

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Sonny: Son, Sonnea, Sonnee, Sonney, Sonni, Sonnie, Sunnie, Sunny

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Sonny are: Son

Style

We think the name Sonny should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Sonny to be: Street-smart, out-going and funny chap

In one word, you might describe Sonny as a(n) "street-smart" person.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Sonny (or its variants) are:

Sonny Carter, Jr., born on 15 August, a famous astronaut. Sonny Carter, Jr.'s background: An American physician, Naval officer, and NASA astronaut who flew on STS-33.

Sonny Bono, born on 16 February, a famous musician. Sonny Bono's background: An American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades.

Sonny Jurgensen III, born on 23 August, a famous footballer. Sonny Jurgensen III's background: A former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1983.
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