Sunny
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SUN-ee
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #559 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #389 for girls
Unisex
Sunny is a name of English origin, meaning “sunny, cheerful”. In 2025 it ranked 559th for boys in the UK (76 babies) and 389th for girls in the US (798 babies).
What does Sunny mean?
English
“sunny, cheerful”
From the English adjective sunny, from Old English sunne, meaning sun.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Sunny a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sunny has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 38 girls and 76 boys in the UK and 798 girls and 200 boys in the US.
How popular is Sunny in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #559among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 76about 1 in 3,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 115% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 76 boys in the UK were named Sunny, making it the 559th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 825th. 38 girls were also named Sunny in 2025 (973rd for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 6 years. 2025 had the most boys named Sunny of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Sunny in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2022. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 1,433 boys in the UK were given Sunny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #38, up from #559 for this spelling alone.
In 2025, 33% of the babies named Sunny in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 563rd in England and Wales and 441st in Scotland.
Sunny in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 76 | #559 |
| 2024 | 72 | #591 |
| 2023 | 65 | #623 |
| 2022 | 61 | #655 |
| 2021 | 57 | #697 |
| 2020 | 41 | #825 |
| 2019 | 29 | #1,061 |
| 2018 | 29 | #1,067 |
| 2017 | 21 | #1,331 |
| 2016 | 32 | #1,010 |
| 2015 | 31 | #1,025 |
| 2014 | 29 | #1,058 |
| 2013 | 23 | #1,199 |
| 2012 | 39 | #873 |
| 2011 | 32 | #971 |
| 2010 | 32 | #969 |
| 2009 | 33 | #919 |
| 2008 | 44 | #744 |
| 2007 | 30 | #935 |
| 2006 | 36 | #784 |
| 2005 | 29 | #866 |
| 2004 | 34 | #746 |
| 2003 | 30 | #773 |
| 2002 | 28 | #750 |
| 2001 | 24 | #796 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,165 |
| 1999 | 21 | #836 |
| 1998 | 27 | #702 |
| 1997 | 27 | #671 |
| 1996 | 20 | #797 |
How popular is Sunny in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #389among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 798about 1 in 2,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 123% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 798 girls in the US were named Sunny, making it the 389th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 691st. Its busiest year was 2024, with 846 girls. It first appears in the records in 1912. 200 boys were also named Sunny in 2025 (1,075th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sunny in the US since 1880 were born between 1979 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,212 girls in the US were given Sunny or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #280, up from #389 for this spelling alone.
Girls were 60% of the babies named Sunny in the US in 1924, and 80% in 2025.
Sunny in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 798 | #389 |
| 2024 | 846 | #370 |
| 2023 | 755 | #406 |
| 2022 | 550 | #552 |
| 2021 | 463 | #641 |
| 2020 | 412 | #691 |
| 2019 | 350 | #791 |
| 2018 | 312 | #870 |
| 2017 | 265 | #983 |
| 2016 | 214 | #1,173 |
| 2015 | 218 | #1,155 |
| 2014 | 202 | #1,205 |
| 2013 | 207 | #1,161 |
| 2012 | 195 | #1,243 |
| 2011 | 173 | #1,338 |
| 2010 | 186 | #1,278 |
| 2009 | 161 | #1,444 |
| 2008 | 114 | #1,865 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1,598 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1,743 |
| 2005 | 133 | #1,539 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1,941 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1,844 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2,002 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1,953 |
| 2000 | 107 | #1,646 |
| 1999 | 98 | #1,676 |
| 1998 | 115 | #1,479 |
| 1997 | 101 | #1,583 |
| 1996 | 77 | #1,879 |
| 1995 | 74 | #1,875 |
| 1994 | 105 | #1,491 |
| 1993 | 82 | #1,772 |
| 1992 | 81 | #1,778 |
| 1991 | 112 | #1,424 |
| 1990 | 105 | #1,475 |
| 1989 | 115 | #1,336 |
| 1988 | 135 | #1,131 |
| 1987 | 144 | #1,064 |
| 1986 | 148 | #1,024 |
| 1985 | 162 | #957 |
| 1984 | 116 | #1,167 |
| 1983 | 126 | #1,090 |
| 1982 | 179 | #859 |
| 1981 | 186 | #841 |
| 1980 | 201 | #805 |
| 1979 | 184 | #846 |
| 1978 | 167 | #876 |
| 1977 | 234 | #672 |
| 1976 | 309 | #552 |
| 1975 | 319 | #540 |
| 1974 | 90 | #1,218 |
| 1973 | 81 | #1,276 |
| 1972 | 106 | #1,079 |
| 1971 | 127 | #988 |
| 1970 | 78 | #1,343 |
| 1969 | 83 | #1,226 |
| 1968 | 65 | #1,387 |
| 1967 | 44 | #1,732 |
| 1966 | 40 | #1,796 |
| 1965 | 17 | #3,049 |
| 1964 | 25 | #2,474 |
| 1963 | 32 | #2,093 |
| 1962 | 29 | #2,209 |
| 1961 | 31 | #2,116 |
| 1960 | 31 | #2,060 |
| 1959 | 40 | #1,740 |
| 1958 | 43 | #1,629 |
| 1957 | 36 | #1,807 |
| 1956 | 32 | #1,896 |
| 1955 | 40 | #1,616 |
| 1954 | 69 | #1,205 |
| 1953 | 66 | #1,187 |
| 1952 | 50 | #1,367 |
| 1951 | 44 | #1,414 |
| 1950 | 35 | #1,575 |
| 1949 | 37 | #1,511 |
| 1948 | 45 | #1,369 |
| 1947 | 51 | #1,269 |
| 1946 | 53 | #1,178 |
| 1945 | 60 | #994 |
| 1944 | 54 | #1,061 |
| 1943 | 55 | #1,076 |
| 1942 | 74 | #913 |
| 1941 | 43 | #1,133 |
| 1940 | 39 | #1,170 |
| 1939 | 28 | #1,401 |
| 1938 | 30 | #1,343 |
| 1937 | 24 | #1,539 |
| 1936 | 21 | #1,640 |
| 1935 | 12 | #2,438 |
| 1934 | 15 | #2,086 |
| 1933 | 11 | #2,539 |
| 1932 | 16 | #2,036 |
| 1931 | 14 | #2,204 |
| 1930 | 18 | #1,933 |
| 1929 | 17 | #2,010 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,766 |
| 1927 | 10 | #3,051 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,268 |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 |
| 1924 | 18 | #2,136 |
| 1923 | 13 | #2,587 |
| 1922 | 13 | #2,611 |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,940 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,590 |
| 1919 | 7 | #3,815 |
| 1918 | 11 | #2,821 |
| 1917 | 10 | #2,878 |
| 1916 | 8 | #3,256 |
| 1915 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,896 |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,538 |
| 1912 | 7 | #2,359 |
Names like Sunny
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Sunny
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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, “Sunny: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sunny, updated 20 October 2026.