Sona: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,766

among girls · ↑340 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Sona · +11% vs 2024

How common

1 in 40,182

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2025

40 babies

All-time total

1,443

#5,840 all-time among girls

First recorded

1923

in Social Security records

Sona popularity over time

1,443 babies have been named Sona since 1923, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	–	–	–	–
1920s	42	4	–	#2,900
1930s	77	8	+83%	#2,374
1940s	71	7	-8%	#3,194
1950s	78	8	+10%	#3,137
1960s	153	15	+96%	#2,812
1970s	156	16	+2%	#2,844
1980s	152	15	-3%	#3,985
1990s	105	11	-31%	#6,997
2000s	188	19	+79%	#4,886
2010s	222	22	+18%	#4,643
2020s (to 2025)	199	33	+49%	#3,766

Where Sona is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	42	0.03	outside top 500
2027	44	0.03	outside top 500
2028	46	0.03	outside top 500
2029	47	0.03	outside top 500
2030	49	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Sona

Sona is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,766 in 2025 with 40 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1923, 1,443 American babies have been named Sona. Its peak came in 2025, when 40 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sona stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sona?

The median living Sona is about 28 years old; half are between 10 and 53. An estimated 1,300 people named Sona are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sona year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	40	#3,766
2024	36	#4,106
2023	33	#4,349
2022	33	#4,365
2021	31	#4,497
2020	26	#4,989
2019	30	#4,643
2018	26	#5,132
2017	24	#5,503
2016	27	#5,115
2015	23	#5,812
2014	17	#7,261
2013	21	#6,227
2012	23	#5,873
2011	12	#9,649
2010	19	#6,873
2009	26	#5,517
2008	22	#6,324
2007	15	#8,467
2006	10	#11,311
2005	16	#7,451
2004	23	#5,530
2003	23	#5,394
2002	25	#4,886
2001	15	#7,273
2000	13	#7,976
1995	10	#8,668
1990	–	–
1985	13	#5,623
1980	15	#4,947
1975	15	#4,331
1970	25	#2,844
1965	20	#2,817
1960	10	#4,410
1955	14	#3,205
1950	–	–
1945	7	#3,982
1940	6	#4,288
1935	7	#3,708
1930	7	#3,996
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sona, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sona?

The median living Sona is about 28 years old. Half of all living Sonas are between 10 and 53 years old.

How many people named Sona are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Sona are alive in the United States, based on 1,443 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sona mean?

Borrowed from Armenian Սոնա (Sona).

How popular is the name Sona in 2025?

Sona ranked #3,766 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 40 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sona?

1,443 babies have been named Sona in the United States since 1923, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sona most popular?

Sona peaked in 2025, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Sona a boy or girl name?

Sona is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sona rising or falling?

Sona is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sona become more popular?

Sona is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 49 girls named Sona in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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