How Many People Are Named Sonora?
An estimated 1,324 people in the United States have the first name Sonora. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Sonora peaked in popularity in 2023 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sonora 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 Sonora paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,324
About 1 in 258,878 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2023
62 births
Total Registered
1,387
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sonora
Sonora is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,387 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sonora as a female name
Ranked #2,960 in 2024
56 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (62 births)
Sonora: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sonora span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 422 babies were registered. While Sonora is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sonora by Decade
How has Sonora 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.
Sonora by State
Birth registrations for Sonora span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Arizona. The lowest are in Oregon, Arizona, Texas. On average, about 76 Sonoras were registered per state.
Sonora + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sonora as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sonora
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sonora: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sonora?
We estimate approximately 1,324 people named Sonora 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 258,878 Americans share this first name.
Is Sonora a common name?
Sonora is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,387 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sonora most popular?
Sonora reached peak popularity in 2023, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sonora is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sonora a female name?
Sonora is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sonora Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sonora Smith, Sonora Johnson, Sonora 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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