Sonny
Sonny is an English male given name derived from the English word for "son" (via the nickname "little boy") . The name occurs predominantly in the USA.
Name bearer
First name
- Sonny Barger (* 1938), American member of the Hells Angels
- Sonny Berman (1925–1947), American jazz trumpeter
- Sonny Bono (1935–1998), American singer, actor and politician
- Sonny Burgess (1931-2017), American rockabilly musician
- Sonny Burke (1914–1980), American jazz musician and composer
- Sonny Clark (1931–1963), American jazz pianist and composer
- Sonny Costanzo (1932–1993), American jazz trombonist and big band leader
- Sonny Criss (1927–1977), American jazz saxophonist
- Sonny Curtis (born 1937), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
- Sonny Dunham (1911–1990), American trumpeter and big band leader
- Sonny Emory (born 1962), American drummer
- Sonny Fortune (1939–2018), American jazz musician
- Sonny Gandee (1929-2013) American football player
- Sonny Greenwich (* 1936), Canadian jazz guitarist
- Sonny Greer (1895–1982), American jazz drummer
- Sonny James (1928-2016), American country singer
- Sonny Jurgensen (born 1934), American football player
- Sonny Kittel (* 1993), German soccer player
- Sonny Landreth (* 1951), American blues musician
- Sonny Lee (1904–1975), American jazz trombonist
- Sonny Lester (* 1924), American music producer
- Sonny Liston (1932-1970), American boxer
- Sonny John Moore, known as Skrillex (* 1988), American music producer
- Sonny Perdue (* 1946), American politician
- Sonny Rollins (* 1930), American saxophonist and composer
- Sonny Sharrock (1940–1994), American jazz guitarist
- Sonny Silooy (* 1963), Dutch football player
- Sonny Simmons (* 1933), American jazz musician
- Sonny Stitt (1924–1982), American jazz saxophonist
- Sonny Terry (1911–1986), American blues singer and harmonica player
family name
- Adolf Sonny (1861–1922), Russian classical philologist
Stage name and nickname
- Sonny and Cher , American pop duo
- Sonny Anderson ( Anderson da Silva ; * 1970), Brazilian soccer player and coach
- Sonny Chiba ( Shin'ichi Chiba ; * 1939), Japanese actor
- Sonny Black , nickname of Dominick Napolitano (1930–1981), American gangster of Italian origin
- Sonny Black , stage name of Bill Boazman (* around 1948), British blues guitarist
- Sonny Black , a stage name of Bushido (* 1978), German rapper
- Sonny Boy Williamson I ( John Lee Williamson ; 1914–1948), American blues musician
- Sonny Boy Williamson II ( Alex Miller ; 1899? −1965), American blues musician
Others
- Sonny Is King , Sonny Terry album from 1963
- Sonny Munroe , American television series by the Walt Disney Company