Is Sonni a boy or girl name?

Sonni is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 600 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 89.3% were girls and 10.7% were boys.

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Sonni

Recorded 1966–2025 · United States

Sonni was most popular in 1989, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,056 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,631, with 19 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 600 people named Sonni.

Sonni over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sonni’s peak in 1989. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sonni a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sonni is mostly a girl’s name — 89.3% of the 600 Americans given it were girls and 10.7% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org