Given name & surname
Sonni
“our son”
Sonni is a variant of Sonny. One English interpretation is “our son.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sonni is a variant of Sonny. One English interpretation is “our son.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sonni is a variant of Sonny. An origin associated with Sonny is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1966. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sonni through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 600
- 64 boys · 536 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 19
- #9,384 for girls · #9,591 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +41%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 11 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,384 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 7.5% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 1989. It also appeared in 8 birth records for boys in 2025. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 551 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Sonni
- Sonni NattestadFaroese association football playerborn 1994
- Sonni OgbuojiNigerian politicianborn 1954
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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