How Many People Are Named Sonam?
people named Sonam are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 562,146 people in the US has this name
Based on 616 babies named Sonam in Social Security records from 1986 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
32 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Means "virtuous, good karma, fortunate" in Tibetan.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Sonam, 79.8% were girls and 20.2% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Sonam fell from 100% in the 1990s to 62.2% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sonam alive today is about 18 years old, and 71% are under 30. Half of them were between 8 and 31 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sonam first appears in the records in 1986 and was given most often in 1992, to 32 babies. In 2025, 17 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1986 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sonam has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #3,486, in 1992. In 2025 it ranked #9,380. Among boys, its best rank was #7,232, in 2023.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #9,380 | #11,797 |
| Best rank | #3,486 (1992) | #7,232 (2023) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #5,634 in the 1990s | #11,699 in the 2010s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sonam alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sonam were born in California than in any other state: about 62 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sonam was given about 3.7 times as often in California.
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