Boys' name · since 2020
Sonder
122 babies named Sonder in U.S. Social Security records since 2020, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sonder is the #2939 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 122 recorded since 2020.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonder has been recorded 122 times among boys since 2020, currently ranked #2939 nationally and more common than 79% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- #16,135 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,939 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 122 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonder ranks #16,135 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,939 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 122 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #16,135 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,939 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 122
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
Sonder's 122 recorded births place it above 64.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sonder compares
122 29th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Sonder's all-time total is 67% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sonder | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 122 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 43 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sonder's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sonder's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 8 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 43, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sonder popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Sonder by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (122 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Sonder's strongest decade.
122 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sonder births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 122 births (100% of all-time use).
Sonder by state
Where Sonder concentrates geographically, total births since 2020
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 4.1% |
5 of 122 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sonder's data
- California records the most Sonders (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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sonder: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~5 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, 2020–2025 (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 Sonder 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.