Girls' name · since 1924
Sonora
Since 1924, U.S. Social Security records show 1,444 babies named Sonora, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,444
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonora currently ranks #3007 among girls' names in America, with 1,444 babies recorded since 1924.
Social Security Administration records show Sonora recorded 1,444 times among girls since 1924, holding rank #3007 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2025.
- #5,838 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,007 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,444 born since 1924
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonora ranks #5,838 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,007 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,444 born since 1924, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,838 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,007 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,444
- born since 1924
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sonora's 1,444 recorded births place it above 91.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Sonora compares
1,444 Top 27% higher than 73% 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
Sonora's all-time total is 4x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sonora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,444 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 62 | 21 | 19,840 |
Sonora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sonora's full recorded timeline at 1993, 81% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 19% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 62 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sonora popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 62
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Sonora by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (422 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Sonora's strongest decade.
422 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Sonora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 13
1920s
13 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 51
1970s
51 births
- 1980s 37
1980s
37 births
- 1990s
1990s
241 births
- 2000s
2000s
248 births
- 2010s
2010s
422 births
- 2020s
2020s
329 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 422 births (29% of all-time use).
How Sonora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Sonora's total volume
Sonora by state
Where Sonora concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 186 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 92 | 6.4% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 38 | 2.6% |
| #4 | Oregon | | 5 | 0.3% |
186 of 1,444 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sonora's data
- Sonora's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (422 total births) through the 2020s (329) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sonoras (186 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 Sonora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Sonora 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.