Sunnie
Sunnie was the 1094th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,429 places. More babies were named Sunnie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Sunny) sunny, cheerful · English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,094 girls, up 1,058 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 221girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2024221 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,754babies recorded
What does the name Sunnie mean?
Sunnie is a spelling of Sunny, pronounced the same way, so it shares Sunny's meaning and origin.
Sunny is the English word for bright and sunlit, and figuratively cheerful, used as a nickname and given name for both boys and girls. Wiktionary also notes it as a pet form of South Asian names such as Sunil, Sunita and Sundeep. In English-speaking use it is usually chosen for the word's cheerful meaning. Dictionary.com traces sunny to sun plus -y.
sunne (Old English, “sun”)
How sure is this? Well established. The English word is clear; some bearers have it as a pet form of Indian names.
Related names: Sonny, Sunshine, Sunil.
See also: English names, names that mean joy, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Sunny', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary.com Unabridged (based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary), with Collins English Dictionary, s.v. 'sunny', Dictionary.com / Random House / HarperCollins
- CMU Pronouncing Dictionary (cmudict), Carnegie Mellon University
Sunnie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 62 since 1919, 9 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,094 | 221 |
| 2020 | #2,152 | 85 |
| 2010 | #4,593 | 32 |
| 2000 | #3,726 | 35 |
| 1990 | #3,805 | 28 |
| 1980 | #2,335 | 42 |
| 1970 | #3,555 | 18 |
| 1960 | #6,308 | 6 |
| 1950 | #6,009 | 5 |
| 1940 | #4,957 | 5 |
| 1930 | #5,169 | 5 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sunnie, counting every spelling?
Sunnie is a spelling of Sunny, a name family that ranked #322 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,094 for Sunnie on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,019 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny | 798 | #390 | 3,412 |
| Sunnie | 221 | #1,094 | 820 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Sunnie?
221 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sunnie (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sunnie born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sunnie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sunnie?
About 2,600 people born in the US named Sunnie are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 4 and 38. That makes Sunnie mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sunnie by state
How common Sunnie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Missouri (2.3×), Tennessee (1.8×). In 25 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sunnie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sunnie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sunnie
What does Sunnie mean?
Sunnie is a spelling of Sunny, which means “sunny, cheerful” (English origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Sunnie?
Sunnie was the 1094th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 221 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,429 places. More babies were named Sunnie in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Sunnie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sunnie in the US.
Where is Sunnie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sunnie was most common in Idaho (0.27 per 1,000 girls), followed by Mississippi and Missouri.