How Many People Are Named Sonal?
An estimated 556 people in the United States have the first name Sonal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 40 years old, and Sonal peaked in popularity in 1982 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonal 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 Sonal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
556
About 1 in 616,465 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
40
years old
Peak Year
1982
33 births
Total Registered
592
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonal
Sonal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 592 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sonal as a female name
Ranked #16,590 in 2012
6 female births in 2012
Peak: 1982 (33 births)
Sonal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonal span from the 1960s to the 2010s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 192 babies were registered. Sonal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sonal by Decade
How has Sonal 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.
Sonal by State
Birth registrations for Sonal span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New Jersey, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Texas, New York, Illinois. On average, about 14 Sonals were registered per state.
Sonal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sonal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonal?
We estimate approximately 556 people named Sonal 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 616,465 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonal a common name?
Sonal is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 592 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonal most popular?
Sonal reached peak popularity in 1982, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonal is approximately 40 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonal a female name?
Sonal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonal Smith, Sonal Johnson, Sonal 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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