How Many People Are Named Sunny?
An estimated 15,171 people in the United States have the first name Sunny. It is used for both genders, with 74.2% female. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Sunny peaked in popularity in 2024 with 1,047 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sunny 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 Sunny paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,171
About 1 in 22,593 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
74.2% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
2024
1,047 births
Total Registered
16,681
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sunny
Sunny is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (25.8%) and females (74.2%). Out of 16,681 total births registered, 4,302 were male and 12,379 were female.
Sunny as a male name
Ranked #1,049 in 2024
210 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (210 births)
Sunny as a female name
Ranked #372 in 2024
837 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (837 births)
Sunny: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sunny span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 3,825 babies were registered. Sunny remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sunny by Decade
How has Sunny 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.
Sunny by State
Birth registrations for Sunny span all 45 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Maine. On average, about 218 Sunnys were registered per state.
Sunny + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sunny as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sunny
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sunny: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sunny?
We estimate approximately 15,171 people named Sunny 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 22,593 Americans share this first name.
Is Sunny a common name?
Sunny is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 16,681 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sunny most popular?
Sunny reached peak popularity in 2024, when 1,047 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sunny is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sunny a female name?
Sunny is predominantly female. 74.2% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sunny Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sunny Smith, Sunny Johnson, Sunny 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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