First Name SONNY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SONNY is ranked as the 1413th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 19,446.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 6.1 people named SONNY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SONNY is 13,675.
  • The SSA data also shows that SONNY is used as a boy's name 96% of the time.

First Names SONNY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 19,446 +/-2.5%
  • National Rank 1,413
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 6.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 13,675
  • National Rank 1,739
  • Percentile Rank 98.12%
  • Proportion/100k 4.29

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SONNY is 57.1% White, 11.6% Hispanic origin, 11.9% Black, 16.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SONNY have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SONNY is included in the following name categories:
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SONNY

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 57.1% 63.9% -6.8%
Hispanic origin 11.6% 16.3% -4.7%
Black 11.9% 12.3% -0.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 16.6% 4.9% 11.7%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SONNY is California where 3,643 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SONNY, as 30.54 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Montana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SONNY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 266 2.06 95.2% Indiana 203 3.08 94.2% Iowa 110 3.52 93.9% Kansas 70 2.42 87.0% Michigan 280 2.82 97.4% Minnesota 171 3.13 95.6% Missouri 246 8.21 94.4% Nebraska 33 1.75 79.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 225 1.94 94.9% South Dakota 9 1.04 47.5% Wisconsin 129 2.25 94.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SONNY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 266 2.06 95.2%
Indiana 203 3.08 94.2%
Iowa 110 3.52 93.9%
Kansas 70 2.42 87.0%
Michigan 280 2.82 97.4%
Minnesota 171 3.13 95.6%
Missouri 246 8.21 94.4%
Nebraska 33 1.75 79.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 225 1.94 94.9%
South Dakota 9 1.04 47.5%
Wisconsin 129 2.25 94.6%
West State Statistics First-Names SONNY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 75.1% Arizona 212 3.14 92.8% California 3,643 9.39 99.1% Colorado 209 3.91 93.5% Hawaii 433 30.54 97.1% Idaho 16 0.96 65.8% Montana 8 0.77 48.1% Nevada 110 3.88 89.9% New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9% Oregon 73 1.84 87.4% Utah 99 3.38 88.1% Washington 434 6.15 97.2% Wyoming 37 6.39 75.6%

West States
State stats for the first name SONNY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 75.1%
Arizona 212 3.14 92.8%
California 3,643 9.39 99.1%
Colorado 209 3.91 93.5%
Hawaii 433 30.54 97.1%
Idaho 16 0.96 65.8%
Montana 8 0.77 48.1%
Nevada 110 3.88 89.9%
New Mexico 89 4.25 85.9%
Oregon 73 1.84 87.4%
Utah 99 3.38 88.1%
Washington 434 6.15 97.2%
Wyoming 37 6.39 75.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SONNY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 164 4.56 93.5% Maine 183 13.78 90.5% Massachusetts 487 7.21 96.1% New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.1% New Jersey 500 5.6 96.5% New York 788 3.99 98.1% Pennsylvania 251 1.96 95.4% Rhode Island 9 0.86 51.5% Vermont 8 1.25 66.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SONNY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 164 4.56 93.5%
Maine 183 13.78 90.5%
Massachusetts 487 7.21 96.1%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.1%
New Jersey 500 5.6 96.5%
New York 788 3.99 98.1%
Pennsylvania 251 1.96 95.4%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 51.5%
Vermont 8 1.25 66.3%
South State Statistics First-Names SONNY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 218 4.5 94.7% Arkansas 179 6.05 93.0% Delaware 28 3.04 88.8% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.4% Florida 1,651 8.3 98.9% Georgia 469 4.64 97.0% Kentucky 272 6.17 94.2% Louisiana 248 5.33 94.5% Maryland 172 2.87 95.0% Mississippi 246 8.21 94.4% North Carolina 982 9.88 98.4% Oklahoma 235 6.06 93.7% South Carolina 210 4.34 94.3% Tennessee 330 5.04 96.0% Texas 3,135 11.63 99.1% Virginia 412 4.95 96.5% West Virginia 109 5.9 87.2%

South States
State stats for the first name SONNY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 218 4.5 94.7%
Arkansas 179 6.05 93.0%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.8%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 87.4%
Florida 1,651 8.3 98.9%
Georgia 469 4.64 97.0%
Kentucky 272 6.17 94.2%
Louisiana 248 5.33 94.5%
Maryland 172 2.87 95.0%
Mississippi 246 8.21 94.4%
North Carolina 982 9.88 98.4%
Oklahoma 235 6.06 93.7%
South Carolina 210 4.34 94.3%
Tennessee 330 5.04 96.0%
Texas 3,135 11.63 99.1%
Virginia 412 4.95 96.5%
West Virginia 109 5.9 87.2%
 

Full Names with SONNY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SONNY as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SONNY.

The most popular full name is SONNY Nguyen. 2.03% of all the people named SONNY have this family name.

There are 2628 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SONNY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SONNY Nguyen 2.03%
2 SONNY Tran 1.15%
3 SONNY Lee 0.74%
4 SONNY Jones 0.60%
5 SONNY Williams 0.55%
6 SONNY Miller 0.50%
7 SONNY Pham 0.50%
8 SONNY Brown 0.48%
9 SONNY Garcia 0.48%
10 SONNY Smith 0.48%
11 SONNY Johnson 0.45%
12 SONNY Anderson 0.36%
13 SONNY Davis 0.36%
14 SONNY Kim 0.36%
15 SONNY Wilson 0.31%
16 SONNY Hall 0.29%
17 SONNY Martin 0.29%
18 SONNY Hill 0.26%
19 SONNY Huynh 0.26%
20 SONNY Le 0.26%