Recorded 1959–1981 Girls' name Peak 1961 98 births

Sondi — girls' name

98 babies named Sondi in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s51960s831970s51980s5
1960s
Peak decade

85% of everyone ever named Sondi was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

26 babies were named Sondi in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sondi

The Social Security Administration has registered 98 babies named Sondi between 1959 and 1981, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sondi currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sondi performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 83 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Sondi shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sondi in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sondi 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 98 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.

Sondi at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

98

Since 1959

23 years of records

Peak year

1961

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1959

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1981

Sondi popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1959

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1961)
26
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
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Sondi by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
83 births that decade — 85% of Sondi's all-time total
1950s51960s831970s51980s5

Sondi by state

Where Sondi concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sondi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6 6.1%
California share of Sondi's total US births 6.1%

6 of 98 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sondi?
98 babies have been named Sondi since 1959. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1961 with 26 births.
When was Sondi most popular?
Sondi was most popular in the 1960s decade with 83 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Sondi most popular?
The top states for the name Sondi are California (6 births).
How long has the name Sondi been used?
Sondi has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 23 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Sondi?
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.

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, 1959–1981 (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.