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Sunny

Used for both boys and girlsStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sunny: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #855 to #3900.200020052010201520202025#855#3900
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#2411
1998#1697
1999#3900
2000#3247
2001#2226
2002#1658
2003#2191
2004#1383
2005#2247
2006#2509
2007#2410
2008#1815
2009#1596
2010#2235
2011#2150
2012#1991
2013#2649
2014#1702
2015#2328
2016#2547
2017#1733
2018#1393
2019#1218
2020#1397
2021#1161
2022#1023
2023#1087
2024#855
2025#1051

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2025.

In 2025: #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #1051 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1996–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #431 in Scotland in 2024.

Sunny's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#105132HighVerified
2025England and Walesmale#56369HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#85543HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#55269HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#108731HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#61458HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#102333HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#63256HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#116129HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#65056HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#139722HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#84535HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#121827HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#103027HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#139323HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#109725HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#173317HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#254710HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#99429HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#232811HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#97730HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#170217HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#109325HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#26499HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#114722HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#199114HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#82138HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#215012HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#90732HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#223511HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#91831HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#159617HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#92329HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#181514HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#68443HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#24109HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#88329HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#25098HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#79332HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#22479HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#82728HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#138316HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#71732HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#21918HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#73129HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#165811HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#72226HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#22267HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#75123HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#32474HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#109613HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#77621HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#169710HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#64427HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#24116HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#62926HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#75520HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#8853HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandmale#8293HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandmale#7853HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#5556HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandmale#7703HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#6574HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandmale#6374HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandmale#6464HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandmale#6354HighVerified
2024Scotlandfemale#4317HighVerified
2024Scotlandmale#7273HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sunny is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Sunny, between 1996 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2024Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2019Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2020Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 2023ScotlandScotland: recorded in 2024Scotland: highest position in 202419962025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–202530#552 in 2024
Republic of Ireland2018–20258#555 in 2023
Scotland20241#431 in 2024
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What is known about Sunny

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
3 official registrars, 1996–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1996 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #431 in Scotland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.