Sunny Name Popularity

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How popular is Sunny?

In 2018 the less frequently given name Sunny, ranked the 871st Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 1000 most popular, Sunny has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

Position 541, its highest popularity ranking, was reached in 1975 with 319 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Sunny was less than 5, most recently in 1915.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Sunny occurred roughly during the years 1921-1924, 1933-1942, 1950-1953, 1965-1971, 1972-1975, 2002-2005, 2006-2010, and 2014-2017, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1945-1949, 1962-1965, and 1980-1983.

Sometimes the name Sunny has been more popular as a girls name and sometimes it has been more popular as a boys.

The popularity trend for Sunny has steadily increased for a while. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Sunny for their newborn has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sunny?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Sunny still has a solid footing and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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		Sunny (Girl)		Sunny (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		310	871	77	1,926
2017		264	985	59	2,257
2016		212	1,180	71	2,024
2015		218	1,156	73	1,993
2014		201	1,215	46	2,648
2013		205	1,174	63	2,135
2012		195	1,247	56	2,315
2011		173	1,344	53	2,399
2010		186	1,285	68	2,031
2009		161	1,448	66	2,094
2008		114	1,877	51	2,504
2007		139	1,612	54	2,412
2006		119	1,759	77	1,803
2005		133	1,546	77	1,736
2004		96	1,957	62	1,972
2003		100	1,854	73	1,698
2002		87	2,015	63	1,828
2001		88	1,964	68	1,707
2000		107	1,657	72	1,640
1999		98	1,686	80	1,454
1998		115	1,491	71	1,534
1997		101	1,592	82	1,364
1996		77	1,895	88	1,262
1995		74	1,898	64	1,507
1994		105	1,504	103	1,117
1993		82	1,799	82	1,258
1992		81	1,795	93	1,146
1991		112	1,437	100	1,092
1990		105	1,491	90	1,147
1989		115	1,348	83	1,169
1988		135	1,137	89	1,054
1987		144	1,069	59	1,279
1986		148	1,028	69	1,141
1985		161	962	59	1,256
1984		116	1,167	46	1,419
1983		126	1,092	35	1,683
1982		179	865	30	1,883
1981		186	844	22	2,323
1980		201	806	26	2,107
1979		184	850	32	1,782
1978		167	883	43	1,432
1977		235	670	32	1,700
1976		309	553	33	1,642
1975		319	541	31	1,656
1974		90	1,225	35	1,498
1973		81	1,285	30	1,607
1972		106	1,083	34	1,468
1971		127	995	20	2,111
1970		78	1,351	20	2,051
1969		83	1,233	13	2,531
1968		65	1,402	9	3,076
1967		44	1,749	11	2,590
1966		38	1,876	11	2,604
1965		17	3,133	6	3,886
1964		25	2,523	9	3,022
1963		32	2,126	7	3,609
1962		29	2,254	< 5	--
1961		31	2,145	< 5	--
1960		31	2,089	< 5	--
1959		40	1,761	11	2,644
1958		43	1,654	8	3,241
1957		36	1,838	10	2,808
1956		32	1,928	7	3,505
1955		40	1,635	8	3,177
1954		69	1,211	5	4,303
1953		66	1,198	10	2,693
1952		50	1,383	9	2,852
1951		44	1,430	5	4,195
1950		35	1,600	12	2,308
1949		37	1,539	6	3,651
1948		45	1,381	12	2,308
1947		51	1,285	15	2,062
1946		53	1,189	12	2,260
1945		60	1,000	11	2,233
1944		54	1,069	9	2,614
1943		55	1,084	8	2,940
1942		74	916	7	3,187
1941		43	1,150	7	3,107
1940		39	1,180	12	2,172
1939		28	1,421	8	2,800
1938		30	1,373	14	1,971
1937		24	1,578	9	2,653
1936		21	1,684	9	2,603
1935		12	2,554	9	2,695
1934		15	2,169	6	3,635
1933		11	2,669	9	2,714
1932		16	2,113	10	2,618
1931		14	2,296	< 5	--
1930		18	2,013	15	2,065
1929		17	2,091	8	3,225
1928		11	2,933	5	4,660
1927		10	3,262	10	2,892
1926		9	3,523	7	3,664
1925		13	2,757	7	3,700
1924		18	2,198	12	2,619
1923		13	2,712	< 5	--
1922		13	2,754	10	2,980
1921		11	3,129	< 5	--
1920		13	2,714	6	4,222
1919		7	4,205	13	2,376
1918		11	2,999	5	4,727
1917		10	3,053	6	3,920
1916		8	3,511	5	4,447
1915		< 5	--	< 5	--
1914		13	2,000	5	3,700
1913		7	2,783	7	2,477
1912		7	2,606	< 5	--
1911		< 5	--	< 5	--
1910		< 5	--	5	1,812
1909		< 5	--	< 5	--
1908		< 5	--	< 5	--
1907		< 5	--	< 5	--
1906		< 5	--	< 5	--
1905		< 5	--	6	1,220
1904		< 5	--	< 5	--
1903		< 5	--	< 5	--
1902		< 5	--	< 5	--
1901		< 5	--	< 5	--
1900		< 5	--	5	1,483
1899		< 5	--	< 5	--
1898		< 5	--	< 5	--
1897		< 5	--	< 5	--
1896		< 5	--	< 5	--
1895		< 5	--	< 5	--
1894		< 5	--	< 5	--
1893		< 5	--	< 5	--
1892		< 5	--	< 5	--
1891		< 5	--	< 5	--
1890		< 5	--	< 5	--
1889		< 5	--	< 5	--
1888		< 5	--	< 5	--
1887		< 5	--	< 5	--
1886		< 5	--	< 5	--
1885		< 5	--	< 5	--
1884		< 5	--	< 5	--
1883		< 5	--	< 5	--
1882		< 5	--	< 5	--
1881		< 5	--	< 5	--
1880		< 5	--	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.