Girls' name · since 1972
Sonnet
Sonnet has 380 recorded births since 1972 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,633 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Sonnet is the #6633 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 380 recorded since 1972.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnet has been recorded 380 times among girls since 1972, currently ranked #6633 nationally and more common than 62% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1972 to 2025.
- #13,950 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,633 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 380 born since 1972
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnet ranks #13,950 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,633 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 380 born since 1972, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,950 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,633 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 380
- born since 1972
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonnet's 380 recorded births place it above 80.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sonnet compares
380 Top 50% higher than 50% 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
Sonnet's all-time total is 1% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sonnet | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 380 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sonnet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sonnet's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1972, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sonnet popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1972–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Sonnet popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 2024 (Sonnet as boys' name)
Sonnet by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (95 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Sonnet's strongest decade.
95 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Sonnet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s
1970s
78 births
- 1980s
1980s
44 births
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s
2000s
70 births
- 2010s
2010s
95 births
- 2020s
2020s
79 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 95 births (25% of all-time use).
Sonnet by state
Where Sonnet concentrates geographically, total births since 1972
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.6% |
10 of 380 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sonnet's data
- Sonnet's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (95 total births) through the 2020s (79) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sonnets (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sonnet: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~53 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, 1972–2025 (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 Sonnet 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.