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Sonny name meaning

First Name
18k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
243
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Sonny mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Sonny

User Submitted Origins

English
62%
Italian
13%
Arabic
13%
Australian
6%
Indian (Sanskrit)
2%
Slang
2%
Croatian
2%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to 3 people from all over the world, the name Sonny is of Australian / English origin and means "Gift of God".
  2. A submission from Kansas, U.S. says the name Sonny means "son of".
  3. A user from Oregon, U.S. says the name Sonny is of Slang origin and means "Solid, Truest living proof, godsend also known as ' The Realest ' and Understands all Views. Born with the eyes of a heavenly being. Endures Sacred Pain".
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  1. A male child (a familiar term of address to a boy)
    Synonyms: cub, lad, laddie, and sonny boy
Wiktionary
  1. A nickname for a male child.
  2. A male given name from English.
  3. A diminutive of the female given name Sonia.

Sonny was also found in the following language(s): Danish and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Sonny

Notable Persons Named Sonny

Skrillex

Skrillex is an electronic dance music, dubstep, electro house, and post-hardcore musician. His ongoing career started in 2002. Skrillex was given the name Sonny John Moore on January 15th, 1988 in Highland Park, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Sonny Bono

Sonny Bono was a Mayor of Palm Springs. Sonny was given the name Salvatore Phillip Bono on February 16th, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan, US. He left this life on January 5th, 1998.

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Sonny Liston

Sonny Liston was a boxer. Sonny was born in Sand Slough, Arkansas, U.S. He passed away on December 30th, 1970.

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Sonny Perdue

Sonny Perdue is a Governor of Georgia. Sonny was given the name George Ervin Perdue III on December 20th, 1946 in Perry, Georgia, U.S.

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Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill Williams is a rugby player. Sonny was born on August 3rd, 1985 in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Sonny Barger

Sonny Barger is an author. Sonny was given the name Ralph Hubert Barger on October 8th, 1938 in Modesto, California.

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  • Sonny Rollins
    Musician
  • Sonny Chiba
    Actor
  • Sonny Boy Williamson II
    Musician
  • Sonny James
    Singer-songwriter
  • Sonny Sandoval
    Singing
  • Sonny Landreth
    Musician
  • Sonny Shroyer
    Actor
  • Sonny Strait
    Voice Actor
  • Sonny Stitt
    Saxophone
  • Sonny Jurgensen
    American Football Player
  • Sonny Anderson
    Soccer Player
  • Sonny Gray
    Baseball Player
  • Sonny Terry
    Musician
  • Sonny Siaki
    Wrestler

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sonny

Notable Persons With the Last Name Sonny

Will and Sonny

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Little Sonny

Little Sonny is an electric blues musician, harmonicist, singer, songwriter, photographer, and list of harmonicists. He was most prominent from 1952 to present. Little was given the name Aaron Willis on October 6th, 1932 in Greensboro, Alabama, United States. Little is also known as Little Sonny.

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Sonny U.S.
█  White 20.99% 64.26%
█  African American 41.98% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 16.87% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 13.58% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.88% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 3.70% 16.26%

Of Last Name Sonny

People with the last name Sonny are most frequently White, African American, Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander, or American Indian and Alaska Native

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Fun Facts about the name Sonny

  • How Popular is the name Sonny? Sonny is the 1,819th most popular name of all time. As a last name Sonny was the 78,567th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Sonny have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 18,070 babies born with the first name Sonny in the United States. That's more than enough people named Sonny to occupy the territory of Cook Islands (New Zealand) with an estimated population of 17,791 (as of December 1, 2011).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Sonny? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1888 when it was given as a first name to 7 new born babies.
  • When was Sonny first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Sonny is Friday, March 25th, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Sonny born? The highest recorded use of the first name Sonny was in 2019 with a total of 415 babies.
  • Random Sonny Factoid: According to the 2003 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Sonny is not a popular baby boy's name in Indiana. Imagine that, only 5 babies in Indiana have the same name in 2003.
  • Weird things about the name Sonny: The name spelled backwards is Ynnos. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Nsnoy. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Sonny? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 243 people with the last name Sonny.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Sonny? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Sonny as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.3m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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