Sonnie
Sonnie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Sonnie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sonnie is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Sonnie
As a girl name
Sonnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1938, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 23 Sonnies were born — ranking #4,121 that year. As of 2026, Sonnie ranks #6,228 for girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+24% over the past five years). In total, more than 760 Sonnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sonnie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1893, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2026, when 24 Sonnies were born — ranking #4,405 that year. As of 2026, Sonnie ranks #4,405 for boys with 24 births, rising sharply (+132% over the past five years). In total, more than 912 Sonnies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Sonnie
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Names that sound like Sonnie
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About the name Sonnie
Sonnie is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1893 and has accumulated 912 births in the dataset. Sonnie's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #942. Use the chart and map above to compare Sonnie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.