Girls' name · since 1971

Sonnette

10 babies named Sonnette in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#56,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

10 girls have been named Sonnette since 1971, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnette has been recorded 10 times among girls since 1971, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 1973.

  • #56,591 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnette ranks #56,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#56,591 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Sonnette's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Sonnette's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Sonnette's full recorded timeline at 1973, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births.

Sonnette popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1973

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1971)
5
Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
5 19711973 5

Sonnette by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (10 births, 100% of the file).

1970s was Sonnette's strongest decade.

10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Sonnette births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 10 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonnette?
10 babies have been named Sonnette since 1971. All-time, it sits at #56,591 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1971 with 5 births.
Where does Sonnette sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnette ranks #56,591 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Sonnette most popular?
Sonnette was most popular in the 1970s decade with 10 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sonnette been used?
Sonnette has been recorded in Social Security data since 1971, spanning 3 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Sonnette?
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.

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Sonnette: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1971–1973 (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 Sonnette 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.