Sony
Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including electronics, imaging and sensing, film and television, music, video games, and others.
Meaning & Origin of Sony
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sony Group Corporation, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate headquartered at Sony City in Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The Sony Group encompasses various businesses, including electronics, imaging and sensing, film and television, music, video games, and others.
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Origin & history
The Story of Sony
As a girl name
American parents first put Sony on the record books as a girl name in 1968, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 7 Sonys were born — ranking #8,317 that year. About 46% of every Sony on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sony last appeared in the published SSA data in 1988, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 39 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1960s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Sony first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1974, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1988: 16 births, good for #3,203 nationwide. About 32% of every Sony on record arrived during the 1980s, its defining decade. Sony last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 287 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Sony
Sony is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1974 and has accumulated 287 births in the dataset. Sony's peak popularity came in 1988 when it ranked #3,203. Use the chart and map above to compare Sony'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 .
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