Sonora
Sonora was the 3023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 2771st; the most babies were born in 2023 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,039 places. More babies were named Sonora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,023 girls, up 251 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202362 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,444babies recorded
Sonora popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,023 | 55 |
| 2020 | #3,274 | 48 |
| 2010 | #4,018 | 38 |
| 2000 | #5,132 | 23 |
| 1990 | #12,747 | 6 |
| 1980 | #11,905 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sonora, counting every spelling?
Sonora has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sonora?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sonora (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Sonora 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 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sonora.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sonora?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Sonora are alive today, with a median age of 15; half are between 7 and 29. That makes Sonora 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.
Sonora by state
How common Sonora was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.5×). 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 Sonora: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sonora, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sonora
How popular is the name Sonora?
Sonora was the 3023rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked 2771st; the most babies were born in 2023 (62). Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,039 places. More babies were named Sonora in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sonora a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Sonora in the US.
Where is Sonora most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sonora was most common in Arizona (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and California.