Son vs Sony

Side-by-side comparison of Son and Sony - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Son

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Name B

Sony

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Metric Son Sony
Current Rank Unranked Unranked
Total Births (all years) 1,061 287
Peak Year 1982 1988
Peak Year Births 41 16
Peak Decade 1980s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1884 1974

Births by Decade

Decade Son Sony
1880s 26 -
1890s 92 -
1900s 119 -
1910s 138 -
1920s 64 -
1930s 5 -
1940s 5 -
1970s 65 31
1980s 288 92
1990s 158 91
2000s 73 46
2010s 28 14
2020s - 13

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Son Sony
2015 5 -
2016 - 7
2017 6 -
2018 7 -
2019 5 -
2020 - 7
2021 - 6

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1884–2019.

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