Girls' name · since 1957
Sonita
Since 1957, U.S. Social Security records show 195 babies named Sonita, peaking in 1974. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #20,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sonita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 195 have been recorded since 1957.
Social Security Administration records show Sonita recorded 195 times among girls since 1957, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1957 to 2012.
- #20,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 195 born since 1957
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonita ranks #20,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 195 born since 1957, peaking in the 1970s.
- #20,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 195
- born since 1957
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sonita's 195 recorded births place it above 72.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sonita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sonita's full recorded timeline at 1979, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1957, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1974 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sonita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1957–2012
- Peak year (1974)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Sonita by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (50 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Sonita's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Sonita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
21 births
- 1960s
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
50 births
- 1980s
1980s
32 births
- 1990s
1990s
25 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 50 births (26% of all-time use).
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What to do with Sonita's data
- Sonita's decade-level peak was the 1970s (50 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sonita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1974)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1957–2012 (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 Sonita 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.