Sonnie

Sonnie was the #4,758 girls' name in the US in 2025 (28 babies), and #5,927 in England & Wales.

Sonnie as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
Sonnie as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020USEngland & Wales
Sonnie as a girl’s name, US, England & WalesBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.010.010.020.021880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & Wales
2025#4,758 (28)#5,927 (3)
2024#6,394 (18)—
2023#5,960 (20)#5,688 (3)
2022#7,631 (14)—
2021#6,174 (19)—
2020#6,923 (16)—
2019#8,597 (12)—
2018#8,146 (13)—
2017#8,776 (12)—
2016#8,875 (12)—
2015#9,481 (11)—
2014#13,069 (7)—
2013#11,000 (9)—
2012#13,483 (7)—
2011#10,374 (10)—

Sonnie as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
Sonnie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandEngland & WalesUS
Sonnie as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, IrelandBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.130.250.380.51880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
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YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIreland
2025#6,446 (13)#1,153 (25)#647 (4)—#432 (8)
2024#4,890 (20)#1,322 (20)#727 (3)—#520 (6)
2023#4,610 (22)#1,042 (28)#614 (4)—#472 (7)
2022#6,147 (14)#1,366 (19)——#454 (7)
2021#8,166 (9)#1,004 (29)——#552 (5)
2020#8,067 (9)#962 (29)#711 (3)——
2019#8,215 (9)#1,001 (28)——#646 (4)
2018#6,703 (12)#1,194 (22)——#635 (4)
2017#12,246 (5)#1,470 (17)—#415 (3)#710 (3)
2016#8,146 (9)#1,187 (23)———
2015#10,644 (6)#1,095 (25)#686 (3)——
2014—#854 (35)———
2013#7,026 (11)#954 (30)——#605 (4)
2012#6,306 (13)#1,086 (25)———
2011#9,600 (7)#852 (34)———

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2025 at #4,758.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1938.
  • In 2025, 68% of US babies named Sonnie were girls.

How common is it?

about 1 in 59,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 59,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 83,000rare
USBoys2025about 1 in 130,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 11,000rare
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
IrelandBoys2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sonnie is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 64,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 42,000 to 1 in 96,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.