Sunny - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Sunny \s(un)-ny\ is pronounced SUH-nee. It is of English origin, and its meaning is "sunshine; happy, cheerful temperament". Usually a nickname describing a child's temperament.

Sunny has 4 variant forms: Sunnee, Sunni, Sunnie and Sunshine.

Baby names that sound like Sunny are Sinny, Sanny and Suanny.

Sunny is a popular female first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Sunny. Click here to compare Sunny with related baby names.