Sona
Sona was the 3766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 2374th; the most babies were born in 2025 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,046 places. More babies were named Sona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,766 girls, up 1,223 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202540 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,443babies recorded
Sona popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,766 | 40 |
| 2020 | #4,989 | 26 |
| 2010 | #6,873 | 19 |
| 2000 | #7,976 | 13 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #4,947 | 15 |
| 1970 | #2,844 | 25 |
| 1960 | #4,410 | 10 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,288 | 6 |
| 1930 | #3,996 | 7 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sona, counting every spelling?
Sona has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sona?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sona (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sona born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sona.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sona?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Sona are alive today, with a median age of 28; half are between 11 and 53. That makes Sona mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sona by state
How common Sona was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (3.0×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sona: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sona, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sona
How popular is the name Sona?
Sona was the 3766th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 1936, when it ranked 2374th; the most babies were born in 2025 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,046 places. More babies were named Sona in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sona a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sona in the US.
Where is Sona most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sona was most common in California (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Texas.