Sonic vs Sonny

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

Name A

Sonic

Boy name

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Name B

Sonny

Boy name · Rank #335

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Sonic Sonny
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 13 21,184
Peak Year 2021 2024
Peak Year Births 8 1,034
Peak Decade 2020ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 2009 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Sonic Sonny
1880ss — 7
1890ss — 32
1900ss — 87
1910ss — 183
1920ss — 386
1930ss — 1,084
1940ss — 1,201
1950ss — 1,309
1960ss — 1,413
1970ss — 2,518
1980ss — 2,288
1990ss — 1,838
2000ss 5 2,231
2010ss — 2,806
2020ss 8 3,801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sonic Sonny
2014 — 243
2015 — 275
2016 — 268
2017 — 303
2018 — 382
2019 — 417
2020 — 526
2021 8 588
2022 — 725
2023 — 928
2024 — 1,034

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, 2009–2021.

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