How Many People Are Named Sondra?
An estimated 16,890 people in the United States have the first name Sondra. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 63 years old, and Sondra peaked in popularity in 1942 with 897 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sondra 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 Sondra paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,890
About 1 in 20,293 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
63
years old
Peak Year
1942
897 births
Total Registered
27,067
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sondra
Sondra is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 27,067 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sondra as a female name
Ranked #13,250 in 2024
7 female births in 2024
Peak: 1942 (897 births)
Sondra: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sondra span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 6,729 babies were registered. Sondra has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sondra by Decade
How has Sondra 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.
Sondra by State
Birth registrations for Sondra span all 43 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Ohio, California. The lowest are in North Dakota, Alaska, Rhode Island. On average, about 555 Sondras were registered per state.
Sondra + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sondra as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sondra: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sondra?
We estimate approximately 16,890 people named Sondra 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 20,293 Americans share this first name.
Is Sondra a common name?
Sondra is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 27,067 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sondra most popular?
Sondra reached peak popularity in 1942, when 897 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sondra is approximately 63 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sondra a female name?
Sondra is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sondra Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sondra Smith, Sondra Johnson, Sondra 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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