Unisex name · since 1893
Sonnie
Sonnie has 879 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sonnie currently ranks #6465 among unisex names in America, with 879 babies recorded since 1893.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnie has been recorded 879 times among boys since 1893, currently ranked #6465 nationally and more common than 54% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #5,574 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #6,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 879 born since 1893
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnie ranks #5,574 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 879 born since 1893, peaking in the 1940s.
- #5,574 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #6,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 879
- born since 1893
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sonnie's 879 recorded births place it above 87.74% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sonnie compares
879 Top 34% higher than 66% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sonnie's all-time total is 138% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sonnie | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 879 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sonnie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sonnie's full recorded timeline at 1961, 51% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 49% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sonnie popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Sonnie popularity over time - girls
751 total births recorded since 1938 (Sonnie as girls' name)
Sonnie by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (108 births, 12% of the file).
1940s was Sonnie's strongest decade.
108 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Sonnie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1910s
1910s
79 births
- 1920s
1920s
68 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
108 births
- 1950s
1950s
60 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s
1970s
48 births
- 1980s 39
1980s
39 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s
2000s
83 births
- 2010s
2010s
88 births
- 2020s
2020s
87 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 108 births (12% of all-time use).
How Sonnie compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Sonnie's total volume
Sonnie by state
Where Sonnie concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 0.6% |
16 of 879 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Sonnie's usage has stayed within range of its 1940s decade-level peak (108 total births) through the 2020s (87) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sonnies (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sonnie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~132 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1893–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sonnie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.