How Many People Are Named Sona?
An estimated 1,175 people in the United States have the first name Sona. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 33 years old, and Sona peaked in popularity in 2024 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sona as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sona paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,175
About 1 in 291,706 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
33
years old
Peak Year
2024
36 births
Total Registered
1,403
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sona
Sona is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,403 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sona as a female name
Ranked #4,095 in 2024
36 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (36 births)
Sona: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sona span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 222 babies were registered. While Sona is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sona by Decade
How has Sona tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sona by State
Birth registrations for Sona span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Texas, New York, California. On average, about 75 Sonas were registered per state.
Sona + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sona as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sona
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sona: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sona?
We estimate approximately 1,175 people named Sona are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 291,706 Americans share this first name.
Is Sona a common name?
Sona is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,403 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sona most popular?
Sona reached peak popularity in 2024, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sona is approximately 33 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sona a female name?
Sona is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sona Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sona Smith, Sona Johnson, Sona Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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