US rank #8555 Girls' name Peak 2007 266 births

Sonoma — #8555 US girls' name

266 babies named Sonoma in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s172000s912010s962020s57
#8555
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 52% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Sonoma was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

14 babies were named Sonoma in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonoma

The Social Security Administration has registered 266 babies named Sonoma between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonoma currently holds the #8555 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonoma performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 96 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sonoma shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sonoma in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonoma 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 266 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.

Sonoma at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

266

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2007

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#8,555

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sonoma popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
14
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
46810121416 20242020201620122008200420001979 5

Sonoma by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
96 births that decade — 36% of Sonoma's all-time total
1970s51990s172000s912010s962020s57

Sonoma by state

Where Sonoma concentrates geographically — total births since 1979

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sonoma
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
11 4.1%
California share of Sonoma's total US births 4.1%

11 of 266 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonoma?
266 babies have been named Sonoma since 1979. It currently ranks #8555 among girls. The peak year was 2007 with 14 births.
When was Sonoma most popular?
Sonoma was most popular in the 2010s decade with 96 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Sonoma most popular?
The top states for the name Sonoma are California (11 births).
How long has the name Sonoma been used?
Sonoma has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sonoma?
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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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, 1979–2024 (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.