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Unisex name

Sunny

Sunny ranks #124 out of 11,202 cat names in our data (the #1 cat name is Luna). Across all 2 places, 35 cats carry the name. It's also a dog name: #112 for dogs.
Sunny's popularity trend

Sunny's share of cats, year by year — or toggle to its yearly rank. Peak year by share: 2017.

0.05%0.1%0.15%20122014201620182019
Cats in our data
35
across 2 places
Popularity rank
#124
of 11,202 cat names
5-year rank move
+10
2014 → 2019
Gender split
67% male
33% female67% male

Gender split comes from 126 US shelter cats — the one source in our data that records a cat's sex.

What does Sunny mean?
2 syllables

Sunny is simply the English word for filled with sunshine or cheerful, used as a name to capture a bright, upbeat disposition. It also doubles as a nickname for names like Sunil, an Indian name with roots meaning 'very dark blue.'

It's an easy, feel-good name for a pet whose energy lights up a room — playful, affectionate, and impossible to be in a bad mood around.

Where Sunny shows up

Cats named Sunny per place, against that place's total.

PlaceShare
TorontoON, CA0.13%
SeattleWA, US0.07%

Cat names like Sunny

SunshineSundayPennyBennyJennyBunnyMannyFannyJohnnyKennyLennySonny

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