How Many People Are Named Sonda?
An estimated 558 people in the United States have the first name Sonda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 61 years old, and Sonda peaked in popularity in 1966 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonda 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 Sonda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
558
About 1 in 614,255 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
61
years old
Peak Year
1966
43 births
Total Registered
717
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonda
Sonda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 717 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sonda as a female name
Ranked #10,686 in 1989
7 female births in 1989
Peak: 1966 (43 births)
Sonda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonda span from the 1930s to the 1980s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 281 babies were registered. Sonda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sonda by Decade
How has Sonda 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.
Sonda by State
Birth registrations for Sonda span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Louisiana. The lowest are in Tennessee, Louisiana, California. On average, about 8 Sondas were registered per state.
Sonda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sonda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonda?
We estimate approximately 558 people named Sonda 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 614,255 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonda a common name?
Sonda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 717 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonda most popular?
Sonda reached peak popularity in 1966, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonda is approximately 61 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonda a female name?
Sonda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonda Smith, Sonda Johnson, Sonda 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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