US rank #12184 Girls' name Peak 1942 27,067 births

Sondra — #12184 US girls' name

27,067 babies named Sondra in U.S. Social Security records since 1912, with the highest year being 1942. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s431920s2091930s43111940s67291950s42691960s55521970s30711980s19481990s6622000s2052010s532020s15
#12184
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 31% of names given to girls today.

1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Sondra was born in this single decade.

1942
Single peak year

897 babies were named Sondra in 1942 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sondra

The Social Security Administration has registered 27,067 babies named Sondra between 1912 and 2024, spanning 113 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sondra currently holds the #12184 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1942, when 897 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sondra performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 6,729 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Sondra shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 2,598 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Sondra in 43 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sondra 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 27,067 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.

Sondra at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

27,067

Since 1912

113 years of records

Peak year

1942

897 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#12,184

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1912

Recorded for 113 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sondra popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1912

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1942)
897
Annual births at peak — across 113 years of records
-20002004006008001,000 202420051992197919661953194019271912 5

Sondra by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
6,729 births that decade — 25% of Sondra's all-time total
1910s431920s2091930s43111940s67291950s42691960s55521970s30711980s19481990s6622000s2052010s532020s15

Sondra by state

Where Sondra concentrates geographically — total births since 1912

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Sondra
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%
New York share of Sondra's total US births 9.6%
Even split

2,598 of 27,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.

Sondra appears in 43 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sondra?
27,067 babies have been named Sondra since 1912. It currently ranks #12184 among girls. The peak year was 1942 with 897 births.
When was Sondra most popular?
Sondra was most popular in the 1940s decade with 6,729 total births. The single peak year was 1942.
Where is Sondra most popular?
The top states for the name Sondra are New York (2,598 births), Ohio (2,003 births), California (1,894 births).
How long has the name Sondra been used?
Sondra has been recorded in Social Security data since 1912, spanning 113 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sondra?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sonia, Sonya, Sonja, Sona, 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, 1912–2024 (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.