Recorded 1979–2019 Girls' name Peak 1992 148 births

Sonika — girls' name

148 babies named Sonika in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51980s91990s362000s382010s60
2010s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Sonika was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sonika in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonika

The Social Security Administration has registered 148 babies named Sonika between 1979 and 2019, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonika currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonika performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 60 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sonika shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonika 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 148 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.

Sonika at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

148

Since 1979

41 years of records

Peak year

1992

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1979

Recorded for 41 years

Last year on file: 2019

Sonika popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1979

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1992)
10
Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
4681012 20192016201220072002199619911979 5

Sonika by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
60 births that decade — 41% of Sonika's all-time total
1970s51980s91990s362000s382010s60

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonika?
148 babies have been named Sonika since 1979. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1992 with 10 births.
When was Sonika most popular?
Sonika was most popular in the 2010s decade with 60 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
How long has the name Sonika been used?
Sonika has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 41 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Sonika?
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, 1979–2019 (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.