Sonali
Sonali was the 5380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2537th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,850 places. More babies were named Sonali in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,380 girls, down 847 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 24girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200060 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,360babies recorded
Sonali popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,380 | 24 |
| 2020 | #4,533 | 30 |
| 2010 | #5,574 | 25 |
| 2000 | #2,537 | 60 |
| 1990 | #5,252 | 18 |
| 1980 | #5,206 | 14 |
| 1970 | #9,139 | 5 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sonali, counting every spelling?
Sonali has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sonali?
24 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sonali (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sonali 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 347 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sonali.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sonali?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Sonali are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 14 and 32. That makes Sonali mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Sonali by state
How common Sonali was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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
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Questions about the name Sonali
How popular is the name Sonali?
Sonali was the 5380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 24 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 2537th with 60 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,850 places. More babies were named Sonali in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Sonali a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sonali in the US.
Where is Sonali most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sonali was most common in New York (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.