Boy
Sonny
Sonny is a boy's name, a distinctive, less common pick, that has stayed remarkably steady since peaking in the 1970s.
EnglishEnglish nickname
EtymologyMeaning "son" (affectionate term)
Births by decade
1900s
87
1910s
183
1920s
387
1930s
1,082
1940s
1,208
1950s
1,334
1960s
1,433
1970s
2,586
1980s
2,409
1990s
1,960
2000s
2,333
2010s
2,161
Peaked in the 1970s · 17,163 total U.S. births since 1900