Sony
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAH-nee
- Origin
- English
Sony is a boys' name of English origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sony mean?
English: variant of Sonny, an English nickname meaning son
Shares its spelling with the Japanese electronics company Sony.
Is Sony a girl's or a boy's name?
Sony is a boys' name.
How popular is Sony in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1988, with 16 boys. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the boys named Sony in the US since 1880 were born between 1985 and 2001, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sony in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #10,794 |
| 2020 | 7 | #9,548 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 7 | #9,659 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 7 | #9,686 |
| 2009 | 6 | #10,989 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 8 | #8,726 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 6 | #9,941 |
| 2003 | 8 | #7,824 |
| 2002 | 7 | #8,449 |
| 2001 | 5 | #10,548 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 6 | #8,697 |
| 1998 | 10 | #5,834 |
| 1997 | 6 | #8,104 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 11 | #5,118 |
| 1994 | 9 | #5,862 |
| 1993 | 11 | #4,995 |
| 1992 | 7 | #6,662 |
| 1991 | 12 | #4,468 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,667 |
| 1989 | 8 | #5,608 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 11 | #3,954 |
| 1986 | 11 | #3,878 |
| 1985 | 7 | #5,142 |
| 1984 | 7 | #4,969 |
| 1983 | 8 | #4,497 |
| 1982 | 5 | #6,383 |
| 1981 | 9 | #4,151 |
| 1980 | 10 | #3,837 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,056 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,121 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #4,795 |
| 1974 | 7 | #4,188 |
Names like Sony
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Taylor, Sonny, Tyler, Jacob, Jesse, Spencer, Jeremy, Colby, Hunter, Scotty, Zachary, Sky
Names related to Sony
More English names
Lily, Evelyn, Hudson, Ivy, Harper, Grace, Violet, Willow, Daisy, Poppy, Riley, Oakley, Mason, Cooper, Ruby, Hallie
Sources
Figures from 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, “Sony: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sony, updated 20 October 2026.