Sonora
Sonora is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 56 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 560.00% of girls
- Peak year
- 202362 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1924
- 1,387people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,387 girls have been named Sonora in the United States since 1924, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2023, with 62 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2023, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2010, and the 2010s alone account for 30%.
By decade
| Decade | girls named Sonora | |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | |
| 1930s | 5 | |
| 1940s | 12 | |
| 1950s | 21 | |
| 1960s | 65 | |
| 1970s | 51 | |
| 1980s | 37 | |
| 1990s | 241 | |
| 2000s | 248 | |
| 2010s | 422 | |
| 2020s | 272 |
In 2023, its biggest year
Sonora was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five girls’ names of 2023 were Olivia, Emma, Charlotte, Amelia and Sophia. See all of 2023.
Names that rose and fell with Sonora
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Khadijapeak 2024
- Selenepeak 2022
- Laikenpeak 2016
- Lakynpeak 2015
- Rivkapeak 2024
- Sapphirepeak 2022
- Lianapeak 2021
- Elainapeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.