Sunny
Sunny is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Sunny are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
- Verdict
- Mostly female
- Male / female split
- 30% male / 70% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Malta, India and Sri Lanka
- US births since 1880
- 3,293 male / 8,696 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Sunny
To address Sunny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sunny," in English, "Guten Tag Sunny," in German. About 30% of people named Sunny are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Sunny,
German
Guten Tag Sunny,
French
Bonjour Sunny,
Spanish
Estimado/a Sunny:
Chinese
Sunny您好：
Japanese
Sunny様
English
Hi Sunny,
German
Hi Sunny,
French
Salut Sunny,
Spanish
Hola Sunny,
Chinese
Sunny你好：
Japanese
Sunnyさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | common | woman's name | 28% |
| Malta | rare | man's name | 98% |
| India and Sri Lanka | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
3,293 male · 8,696 female · 11,989 births recorded
Since 1980: 32% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Sunny a male or female name?
Sunny is a unisex given name: about 30% of people named Sunny are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is a coin flip and the neutral form is the safe choice.
How do I address Sunny in an email?
To address Sunny when you do not know their gender, use the full name with no title: "Dear Sunny," in English, "Guten Tag Sunny," in German. About 30% of people named Sunny are men and 70% are women, so a gendered salutation is close to a coin flip, and the neutral form above is the safer choice.
Is Sunny a unisex name?
Sunny is not a unisex name: 30% of people named Sunny are men. Sunny leans strongly female overall.
Related names
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.
DearWho, "Is Sunny a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sunny (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_sunny,
title = {Is Sunny a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/sunny},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}