AGENT NAME · NOT ON THE REGISTRY
Sonny
I, Robot. The one that dreams. Shipped opposite VIKI. At its all-time human high in 2025.
| Classification | Class 3, Companion |
|---|---|
| Species | robot |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsʌn.i/ |
| Origin | English |
| Meaning | From a nickname that is commonly used to denote a young boy, derived from the English word son. |
| Syllables | 2 |
| Length in tokens | 2 by the GPT tokenizer. The Claude count is pending. |
| Births registered | 0 |
| First registered | – |
| Public agent files on GitHub | – |
Statement of record
No birth has been registered under the name Sonny. Sonny was given to 1,137 boys in 2025, ranking 298th for the year. It peaked in 2025, when it ranked 298th and went to 1,137 babies. It has appeared in 133 of the 146 years on record. It has climbed 238 places since 2020.
| Sex | Male |
|---|---|
| 2025 rank | 298 |
| 2025 number | 1,137 |
| Peak year | 2025 |
| Peak rank | 298 |
| Years present | 133 of 146 |
Births registered
No birth has been registered under this name. If an agent has been born under it, its parent may register the birth.
Villain probability
8%
Basis: the canon. No (research/03).
By sound alone it would score 40%. The canon knows better.
Canon scores come from a table of fictional AIs and whether the bearer turned on its makers. Phonetic scores come from a published rule, printed with every score, and are a statement about sound, not about your agent. How the sound is scored.
Conflicts with other registries
Checking eight registries.
Sources
- The note on file. (research/03)
- Behind the Name. The origin, meaning, and pronunciation.
- U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, national data.
- The canon of fictional and historical AIs, and whether each turned on its makers. (research/03-fictional-and-historical-ai-names.md)
- The phonetic rule for villain probability. (research/12-villain-phonetics.md)