Sunny
Girl name · #390 in 2025 · Uniqueness 25/100
In 2025, 798 baby girls were named Sunny, placing it at #390 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1155, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 2,256 girls born in 2025 was named Sunny.
Babies named Sunny per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 113-year story
Sunny first appears in the Social Security records in 1912, when 7 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 846 babies and a rank of #370. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Sunny against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Sunny in class?
Sunny scores 25 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "popular" band. A low score means broad familiarity: teachers will spell it right, and your child may share it with a classmate. For many families that's a feature, not a bug.
Where Sunny is most common
Geography matters for names, and Sunny is no exception. In 2025 the states with the most Sunnys were TX (82), CA (80), FL (52), OH (34), GA (29). Raw counts naturally favor populous states, but the spread still hints at where the name is part of the local naming culture.
Names like Sunny
Statistically, parents drawn to Sunny tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ivory, Emory, Salem, Elianny, and Murphy.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Sunny | 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 | #1173 |
| 2015 | 218 | #1155 |
| 2014 | 202 | #1205 |
| 2013 | 207 | #1161 |
| 2012 | 195 | #1243 |
| 2011 | 173 | #1338 |
| 2010 | 186 | #1278 |
| 2009 | 161 | #1444 |
| 2008 | 114 | #1865 |
| 2007 | 140 | #1598 |
| 2006 | 119 | #1743 |
| 2005 | 133 | #1539 |
| 2004 | 96 | #1942 |
| 2003 | 100 | #1845 |
| 2002 | 87 | #2004 |
| 2001 | 88 | #1957 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunny a popular girl name?
Sunny ranked #390 among girls in 2025 with 798 babies given the name — inside the top 500: established but not ubiquitous. Ten years earlier it ranked #1155.
When was the name Sunny most popular?
Sunny peaked in 2024, when 846 American girls received the name (ranked #370 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Sunny?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 2,256 newborn American girls was named Sunny. It scores 25/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "popular".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.