Sonny

Sonny is a male given name: 96% of people named Sonny are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 7 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 96%Female 4%

Sonny · Sonný

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 96% male / 4% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: United States, Denmark, Sweden
Also spelled: Sonný
US births since 1880: 16,576 male / 626 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Sonny

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Sonny," in English, "Guten Tag Sonny," in German. Sonny is a male given name: about 96% of people named Sonny are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Sonny,

German

Guten Tag Sonny,

French

Bonjour Sonny,

Spanish

Estimado/a Sonny:

Chinese

Sonny您好：

Japanese

Sonny様

English

Hi Sonny,

German

Hi Sonny,

French

Salut Sonny,

Spanish

Hola Sonny,

Chinese

Sonny你好：

Japanese

Sonnyさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Sonny by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
United States	common	man's name	96%
Denmark	rare	man's name	98%
Sweden	rare	man's name	98%
Belgium	rare	man's name	98%
Great Britain	rare	man's name	98%
Iceland	rare	woman's name	2%
Malta	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

16,576 male · 626 female · 17,202 births recorded

Male 96%Female 4%

Since 1980: 94% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sonny a male or female name?

Sonny is a male given name: 96% of people named Sonny are men, and it is recorded as male in 6 of the 7 countries covered.

How do I address Sonny in an email?

Is Sonny a unisex name?

Sonny is not a unisex name: 96% of people named Sonny are men. Sonny leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Sonny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sonny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_sonny,
  title  = {Is Sonny a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sonny},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}