Sonnie Boy & girl
How popular is Sonnie?
#4,757 girl name in 2025
28 baby girls were named Sonnie in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
Sonnie popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #4,757 for girls (▲ 1634 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 28 girls, 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+155% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #9,476 in 2015, #6,919 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (28 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,761 in 1944 |
| First recorded | 1938 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 43% boys, 57% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sonnie counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Sonnie family of names ranked #2,528 for girls in 2025 (#3,302 the year before), with 44 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sonnie | 28 | 64% |
| Sonni | 11 | 25% |
| Soni | 5 | 11% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Sonnie by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #4,340 |
| 1940s | 55 | #2,761 |
| 1950s | 29 | #4,384 |
| 1960s | 54 | #3,609 |
| 1970s | 57 | #4,532 |
| 1980s | 133 | #4,115 |
| 1990s | 132 | #4,521 |
| 2000s | 68 | #9,259 |
| 2010s | 103 | #8,142 |
| 2020s | 115 | #4,757 |
Girl names about as popular as Sonnie
Questions
- Is Sonnie a boy or girl name?
- Sonnie is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 43% of babies named Sonnie were boys and 57% were girls.
- How popular is the name Sonnie?
- 28 baby girls were named Sonnie in the US in 2025, making it the 4757th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
- When was Sonnie most popular?
- Sonnie peaked in 2025, when 28 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,761 in 1944.
- How many people are named Sonnie?
- 1,630 babies have been named Sonnie in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,243 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 32.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.