How Many People Are Named Sony?
An estimated 313 people in the United States have the first name Sony. It is used for both genders, with 88.0% male. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Sony peaked in popularity in 1988 with 21 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sony 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 Sony paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
313
About 1 in 1,095,062 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
88.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1988
21 births
Total Registered
326
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sony
Sony is predominantly male (88.0%), though 39 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Sony as a male name
Ranked #11,935 in 2021
6 male births in 2021
Peak: 1988 (16 births)
Sony as a female name
Ranked #13,604 in 1988
5 female births in 1988
Peak: 1985 (7 births)
Sony: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sony span from the 1960s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 110 babies were registered. Sony has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sony by Decade
How has Sony 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.
Sony by State
Sony + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sony as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sony
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sony: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sony?
We estimate approximately 313 people named Sony 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 1,095,062 Americans share this first name.
Is Sony a common name?
Sony is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 79.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 326 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sony most popular?
Sony reached peak popularity in 1988, when 21 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sony is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sony a male name?
Sony is predominantly male. 88.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sony Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sony Smith, Sony Johnson, Sony 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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