Sonny dog name
We found 502 dogs named Sonny in the public pet registers of 16 places. Combining all places, Sonny is the #401 dog name. Almost all dogs named Sonny are male.
🐱 Sonny is also a cat name (#402 for cats, 13 cats).
Sonny as a dog name, by place
| Place | Rank | Dogs | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny County United States | #336 of 51,228 | 202 | 2003–2026 |
| New York City United States | #220 of 34,500 | 229 | 2014–2025 |
| Toronto Canada | #397 of 10,500 | 20 | 2019 |
| Seattle United States | #959 of 8,191 | 4 | 2026 |
| Playford Australia | #486 of 4,586 | 5 | 2015 |
| Cambridge United States | #194 of 4,375 | 10 | 2017–2026 |
| Vancouver Canada | #393 of 4,602 | 5 | 1999–2026 |
| Noosa Australia | #222 of 3,045 | 7 | 2017 |
| Laval Canada | #569 of 2,965 | 2 | 2017–2026 |
| Worcester United States | #553 of 2,906 | 2 | 2026 |
| Surf Coast Shire Australia | #189 of 1,974 | 5 | 2016 |
| Golden Plains Shire Australia | #651 of 2,062 | 1 | 2016 |
| Burnside Australia | #215 of 1,888 | 4 | 2015 |
| Framingham United States | #171 of 1,965 | 4 | 2020 |
| Tacoma United States | #478 of 1,917 | 1 | 2021 |
| Fusagasugá Colombia | #121 of 498 | 1 | 2021–2025 |
Rank among all names in that place's register ("in top N" where only a top list is published). "Per 10,000" is how many of every 10,000 registered dogs there are named Sonny. Click a column to sort. See data sources.
Female or male?
26 female and 440 male dogs named Sonny, in the places that record sex.
Sonny over the years
Dogs named Sonny per 10,000 dogs, by the year of registration or licence (varies by place). Hover a bar for the number.
Breeds of dogs named Sonny
Compared to all dogs, Sonny is especially common among Golden Retrievers (2.4×).
Based on 426 dogs named Sonny with a known breed. Crosses are counted as their first-named breed.
Sonny as a baby name
Sonny was the #298 boys' name in the US in 2025 (1,137 babies). Elsewhere it ranks #26 for boys in Scotland, #28 for boys in Ireland, #33 for boys in Wales and #40 for boys in Australia (New South Wales). See Sonny as a baby name on MixedName, including which languages use it.
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