Girls' name · since 2002
Sonakshi
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 76 babies named Sonakshi, peaking in 2011. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #30,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonakshi is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 76 have been recorded since 2002.
Sonakshi has 76 recorded births among girls since 2002, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2017.
- #30,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 76 born since 2002
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonakshi ranks #30,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 2002, peaking in the 2010s.
- #30,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 76
- born since 2002
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonakshi's 76 recorded births place it above 58.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Sonakshi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sonakshi splits its recorded history at 2012: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2007 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sonakshi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2017
- Peak year (2011)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Sonakshi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (58 births, 76% of the file).
2010s was Sonakshi's strongest decade.
58 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Sonakshi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 18
2000s
18 births
- 2010s
2010s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 58 births (76% of all-time use).
Sonakshi by state
Where Sonakshi concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 6.6% |
5 of 76 births nationwide.
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- California records the most Sonakshis (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sonakshi draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.