Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Sonali

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #5,380 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#5,380
among girls · ↑992 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
24
named Sonali
How common
1 in 66,969
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
60 babies
All-time total
1,360
#6,097 all-time among girls
First recorded
1970
in Social Security records

Sonali popularity over time

1,360 babies have been named Sonali since 1970, 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
0.010.020.030.0418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2000Girls

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 – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s 104 10 – #4,226
1980s 152 15 +46% #4,109
1990s 291 29 +91% #2,771
2000s 410 41 +41% #2,537
2010s 249 25 -39% #4,061
2020s (to 2025) 154 26 +3% #4,401

Where Sonali 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 24 0.02 outside top 500
2027 24 0.02 outside top 500
2028 25 0.02 outside top 500
2029 25 0.02 outside top 500
2030 25 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sonali

Sonali is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,380 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1970, 1,360 American babies have been named Sonali. Its peak came in 2000, when 60 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Sonali stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sonali?

The median living Sonali is about 23 years old; half are between 13 and 31. An estimated 1,300 people named Sonali are alive in the United States today.

median 23 020406080100

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

Sonali year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 24 #5,380
2024 19 #6,372
2023 24 #5,366
2022 25 #5,287
2021 32 #4,401
2020 30 #4,533
2019 16 #7,305
2018 23 #5,596
2017 23 #5,645
2016 23 #5,774
2015 17 #7,230
2014 26 #5,296
2013 23 #5,810
2012 36 #4,203
2011 37 #4,061
2010 25 #5,574
2009 27 #5,363
2008 30 #4,994
2007 31 #4,792
2006 38 #3,984
2005 35 #4,108
2004 45 #3,388
2003 50 #3,036
2002 48 #3,061
2001 46 #3,086
2000 60 #2,537
1995 27 #3,961
1990 18 #5,252
1985 19 #4,265
1980 14 #5,206
1975 14 #4,563
1970 5 #9,139
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Famous people named Sonali

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sonali Bendre Sonali Bendre Indian actress (born 1975) Contemporary
  2. 2 Sonali Kulkarni Sonali Kulkarni Indian actress (born 1974) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sonali?

The median living Sonali is about 23 years old. Half of all living Sonalis are between 13 and 31 years old.

How many people named Sonali are alive today?

An estimated 1,300 people named Sonali are alive in the United States, based on 1,360 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Sonali in 2025?

Sonali ranked #5,380 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sonali?

1,360 babies have been named Sonali in the United States since 1970, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sonali most popular?

Sonali peaked in 2000, when 60 newborns received the name.

Is Sonali a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Sonali rising or falling?

Sonali has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Sonali become more popular?

Sonali looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Sonali in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sonali?

Well-known people named Sonali include Sonali Bendre (actor), Sonali Kulkarni (actor).

Names like Sonali

Names that sound and feel close to Sonali: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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