US rank #14000 Girls' name Peak 1990 53 births

Sonata — #14000 US girls' name

53 babies named Sonata in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s302000s52010s72020s6
#14000
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 21% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Sonata was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

11 babies were named Sonata in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonata

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Sonata between 1989 and 2024, spanning 36 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonata currently holds the #14000 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonata performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sonata shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonata in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 53 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sonata at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

53

Since 1989

36 years of records

Peak year

1990

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#14,000

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1989

Recorded for 36 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sonata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1989

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
11
Annual births at peak — across 36 years of records
4681012 20242012200119961993199119901989 5

Sonata by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 57% of Sonata's all-time total
1980s51990s302000s52010s72020s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonata?
53 babies have been named Sonata since 1989. It currently ranks #14000 among girls. The peak year was 1990 with 11 births.
When was Sonata most popular?
Sonata was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
How long has the name Sonata been used?
Sonata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 36 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sonata?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sonia, Sonya, Sonja, Sondra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1989–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.