Girls' name · since 1989
Sonata
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 53 babies named Sonata, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #34,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
53 girls have been named Sonata since 1989, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Sonata has 53 recorded births among girls since 1989, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2024.
- #34,432 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 53 born since 1989
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonata ranks #34,432 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 53 born since 1989, peaking in the 1990s.
- #34,432 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 53
- born since 1989
- 1990s
- peak decade
Sonata's 53 recorded births place it above 52.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sonata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sonata splits its recorded history at 1996: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sonata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (1990)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Sonata by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (30 births, 57% of the file).
1990s was Sonata's strongest decade.
30 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Sonata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
30 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 30 births (57% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sonata's data
- Sonata's decade-level peak was the 1990s (30 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sonata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
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, 1989–2024 (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 Sonata 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.