Sunny

“Diminutive of South Asian names such as Sunil or Sunita” — English/South Asian origin

Boy's name · #1075 in the US (2025) · 2020s

Sunny has appeared in US records since 1900 — best rank #1047 (1988) · 4,506 babies named Sunny all-time · 1 in 8,300 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,800 boys in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 5,900 boys in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 17 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sunnys

Sunny Deol — Indian actor and politician
Sunny Suljic — American actor
Sunny Dhinsa — Canadian professional and amateur wrestler
Sunny Murray — American jazz drummer (1936–2017)
Sunny Chan — Hong Kong actor

In stories & tradition

Sunny Lee — Neighbours
Sunny Nwazue — character
Sunny Adamson — fictional human

What Sunnys become

Among 213 notable people named Sunny:

Entertainers appear 3.3× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sunny Deol, Indian actor and politician.

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