How Many People Are Named Sonnie?
An estimated 1,196 people in the United States have the first name Sonnie. It is used for both genders, with 54.5% male. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Sonnie peaked in popularity in 2023 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonnie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sonnie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Sonnie is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,196
About 1 in 286,584 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
54.5% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
2023
42 births
Total Registered
1,589
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonnie
Sonnie is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (54.5%) and females (45.5%). Out of 1,589 total births registered, 866 were male and 723 were female.
Sonnie as a male name
Ranked #5,011 in 2024
20 male births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (22 births)
Sonnie as a female name
Ranked #6,585 in 2024
18 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (23 births)
Sonnie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonnie span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 191 babies were registered. Sonnie remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sonnie by Decade
How has Sonnie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sonnie by State
Birth registrations for Sonnie span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Ohio. The lowest are in Ohio, California, Texas. On average, about 14 Sonnies were registered per state.
Sonnie + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonnie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sonnie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonnie?
We estimate approximately 1,196 people named Sonnie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 286,584 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonnie a common name?
Sonnie is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,589 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonnie most popular?
Sonnie reached peak popularity in 2023, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonnie is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonnie a male name?
Sonnie is predominantly male. 54.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonnie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonnie Smith, Sonnie Johnson, Sonnie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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