Girls' name · since 1979
Sonoma
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 272 babies named Sonoma, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
272 babies have been named Sonoma since 1979, making it today's #13610 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonoma has been recorded 272 times among girls since 1979, currently ranked #13610 nationally and more common than 21% 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 1979 to 2025.
- #16,789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 272 born since 1979
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonoma ranks #16,789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 272 born since 1979, peaking in the 2010s.
- #16,789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 272
- born since 1979
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonoma's 272 recorded births place it above 76.78% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sonoma compares
272 43rd percentile among 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
Sonoma's all-time total is 28% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sonoma | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 272 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sonoma's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sonoma's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1979, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sonoma popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Sonoma by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (96 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Sonoma's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Sonoma births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s 17
1990s
17 births
- 2000s
2000s
91 births
- 2010s
2010s
96 births
- 2020s
2020s
63 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 96 births (35% of all-time use).
Sonoma by state
Where Sonoma concentrates geographically, total births since 1979
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 4.0% |
11 of 272 births nationwide.
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What to do with Sonoma's data
- Sonoma's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (96 total births) through the 2020s (63) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sonomas (11 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 Sonoma: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~46 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, 1979–2025 (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 Sonoma 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.