Girls' name · since 1912
Sondra
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 27,074 babies named Sondra, peaking in 1942. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,074
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
27,074 babies have been named Sondra since 1912, making it today's #12008 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Sondra recorded 27,074 times among girls since 1912, holding rank #12008 nationally today, ahead of 31% of girls, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #891 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 27,074 born since 1912
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sondra ranks #891 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 27,074 born since 1912, peaking in the 1940s.
- #891 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 27,074
- born since 1912
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sondra's 27,074 recorded births place it above 98.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Sondra compares
27,074 Top 6% higher than 94% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Sondra's all-time total is 72x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sondra | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27,074 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 897 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sondra's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sondra splits its recorded history at 1968: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1912 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1942 peak of 897 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sondra popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1942)
- 897
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Sondra by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (6,729 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Sondra's strongest decade.
6,729 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sondra births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 43
1910s
43 births
- 1920s 209
1920s
209 births
- 1930s
1930s
4,311 births
- 1940s
1940s
6,729 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,269 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,552 births
- 1970s
1970s
3,071 births
- 1980s 1,948
1980s
1,948 births
- 1990s 662
1990s
662 births
- 2000s 205
2000s
205 births
- 2010s 53
2010s
53 births
- 2020s 22
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 6,729 births (25% of all-time use).
How Sondra compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sondra's total volume
Sondra by state
Where Sondra concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 2,598 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 2,003 | 7.4% |
| #3 | California | | 1,894 | 7.0% |
| #4 | Texas | | 1,742 | 6.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,600 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 1,379 | 5.1% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 1,145 | 4.2% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 1,054 | 3.9% |
2,598 of 27,074 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Sondra appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sondra's data
- Sondra's decade-level peak was the 1940s (6,729 total births); usage has since declined to 22 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Sondras (2,598 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Sondra: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Sondra 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.