UK boy's name
Sonny-Lee
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Sonny-Lee is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Sonny-Lee popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4270, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2011, with 6 births.
This profile covers 36 England and Wales registrations across 8 recorded years from 2007 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 36 living people in the UK are called Sonny-Lee. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Sonny-Lee ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2011, when 6 boys were registered as Sonny-Lee.
- • About 36 living people in the UK are estimated to have Sonny-Lee as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4270
2024
Births in 2024
4
Latest year
Peak year
2011
6 births
Estimated living
36
2026
Popularity
Sonny-Lee over time
The chart below shows babies named Sonny-Lee registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2007 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Sonny-Lee, the clearest high point is 2011. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2024, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Sonny-Lee by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Sonny-Lee was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4169 | 12 | 3 |
| 2010s | #3319 | 16 | 3 |
| 2000s | #3667 | 8 | 2 |
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- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Sonny-Lee: questions and answers
How popular is the name Sonny-Lee in the UK right now?
In 2024, Sonny-Lee was ranked #4270 for boys in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Sonny-Lee most popular?
The peak year on record was 2011, with 6 babies registered as Sonny-Lee in England and Wales.
How many people are called Sonny-Lee in the UK?
A total of 36 babies have been registered as Sonny-Lee across the 8 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.