Sonni
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SUN-ee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,301 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #8,858 for girls
Sonni is a boys' name of English origin, meaning “son, young boy”. In 2025 it ranked 4,301st for boys in the UK (4 babies) and 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Sonni mean?
English: spelling of Sonny
“son, young boy”
Originally an affectionate English nickname for a young boy, from son.
Meaning borrowed from Sonny. More on Wiktionary.
Is Sonni a girl's or a boy's name?
Sonni is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 boys in the UK and 11 girls and 8 boys in the US.
How popular is Sonni in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 4,301st among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 4 about 1 in 75,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Falling down 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 4 boys in the UK were named Sonni, making it the 4,301st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,819th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 17 boys.
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years.
Half of all the boys named Sonni in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,433 boys in the UK were given Sonni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38, up from #4,301 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,212th in England and Wales.
Sonni in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,301 |
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 10 | #2,257 |
| 2020 | 7 | #2,819 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,169 |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 12 | #1,929 |
| 2013 | 7 | #2,792 |
| 2012 | 10 | #2,230 |
| 2011 | 12 | #1,890 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,508 |
| 2009 | 8 | #2,445 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,139 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,386 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 3 | #3,593 |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 3 | #3,255 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,170 |
How popular is Sonni in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 8,858th among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11 about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Sonni, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,964th. Its busiest year was 1989, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1966. 8 boys were also named Sonni in 2025 (8,906th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sonni in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2011, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,212 girls in the US were given Sonni or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #280, up from #8,858 for this spelling alone.
Sonni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 9 | #10,266 |
| 2023 | 17 | #6,675 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9,050 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10,287 |
| 2020 | 13 | #7,964 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 12 | #8,612 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11,611 |
| 2016 | 14 | #7,985 |
| 2015 | 10 | #10,143 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 9 | #11,175 |
| 2010 | 7 | #13,442 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 6 | #15,399 |
| 2007 | 8 | #12,671 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 7 | #13,003 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11,102 |
| 2001 | 8 | #11,013 |
| 2000 | 6 | #13,147 |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 5 | #14,116 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 10 | #8,127 |
| 1995 | 6 | #11,778 |
| 1994 | 8 | #9,580 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,260 |
| 1991 | 14 | #6,247 |
| 1990 | 23 | #4,225 |
| 1989 | 33 | #3,159 |
| 1988 | 27 | #3,478 |
| 1987 | 22 | #3,854 |
| 1986 | 13 | #5,456 |
| 1985 | 6 | #9,304 |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 7 | #8,045 |
| 1982 | 15 | #4,714 |
| 1981 | 15 | #4,745 |
| 1980 | 12 | #5,543 |
| 1979 | 6 | #9,008 |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #8,154 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 9 | #5,775 |
| 1973 | 6 | #7,433 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
Names like Sonni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Stanley, Harley, Riley, Harrison, Mason, Charlie, Alfie, Ali, Oliver, Leon, Toby, Lucas
Other spellings of Sonni
Names related to Sonni
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Oakley, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie, Hazel, Carter
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sonni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sonni, updated 20 October 2026.