How Many People Are Named Soni?
An estimated 282 people in the United States have the first name Soni. It is predominantly female (98.5%). The average bearer is 48 years old, and Soni peaked in popularity in 1965 with 15 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Soni 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 Soni paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
282
About 1 in 1,215,441 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.5% confidence
Average Age
48
years old
Peak Year
1965
15 births
Total Registered
326
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Soni
Soni is predominantly female (98.5%), though 5 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Soni as a male name
Ranked #13,807 in 2021
5 male births in 2021
Peak: 2021 (5 births)
Soni as a female name
Ranked #17,428 in 2022
5 female births in 2022
Peak: 1965 (15 births)
Soni: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Soni span from the 1940s to the 2020s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 97 babies were registered. Soni has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Soni by Decade
How has Soni 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.
Soni + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Soni as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Soni
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Soni: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Soni?
We estimate approximately 282 people named Soni 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 1,215,441 Americans share this first name.
Is Soni a common name?
Soni is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 326 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Soni most popular?
Soni reached peak popularity in 1965, when 15 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Soni is approximately 48 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Soni a female name?
Soni is predominantly female. 98.5% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Soni Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Soni Smith, Soni Johnson, Soni 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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