How Many People Are Named Sonal?
people named Sonal are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 598,572 people in the US has this name
Based on 592 babies named Sonal in Social Security records from 1969 to 2012, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
33 births
Trend
Last year given
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From Hindi सोना (sona), Marathi सोन (son) or Gujarati સોનું (sonum) meaning "gold", all derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarna) meaning literally "good colour".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Sonal in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sonal alive today is about 39 years old, and 77% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 31 and 48 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sonal first appears in the records in 1969 and was given most often in 1982, to 33 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2012.
Babies given the name each year, 1969 to 2012
🏆 Rank History
Sonal has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #2,735, in 1975.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #2,735 (1975) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #4,220 in the 1980s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sonal alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sonal were born in California than in any other state: about 17 of those alive today.
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