Sony vs Sonny

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

Name A

Sony

Boy name

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Name B

Sonny

Boy name · Rank #335

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Metric Sony Sonny
Current Rank Unranked #335
Total Births (all years) 287 21,184
Peak Year 1988 2024
Peak Year Births 16 1,034
Peak Decade 1980ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1974 1888

Births by Decade

Decade Sony Sonny
1880ss — 7
1890ss — 32
1900ss — 87
1910ss — 183
1920ss — 386
1930ss — 1,084
1940ss — 1,201
1950ss — 1,309
1960ss — 1,413
1970ss 31 2,518
1980ss 92 2,288
1990ss 91 1,838
2000ss 46 2,231
2010ss 14 2,806
2020ss 13 3,801

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sony Sonny
2014 — 243
2015 — 275
2016 7 268
2017 — 303
2018 — 382
2019 — 417
2020 7 526
2021 6 588
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, 1974–2021.

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