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Girl name

Sonal

100% girls · last recorded 2012

Sonal has been given to about 592 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1982, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 574
Median age today42 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sonal per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1982 · 33
  • Born in 20250
  • All time592

How popular is Sonal?

Its best year was 1982, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 2821st. The typical living American called Sonal is about 42 years old today.

Names that sound like Sonal

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Opal0.70
  2. Royal0.70
  3. Zona0.71
  4. Coral0.70
  5. Sonya0.60
  6. Sonja0.60
  7. Sol0.56
  8. Sonia0.55

Middle names for Sonal

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sonal Eve0.80
  2. Sonal Elizabeth0.78
  3. Sonal Josephine0.78
  4. Sonal Anne0.78
  5. Sonal Rose0.77
  6. Sonal June0.76

Sibling names for Sonal

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meredithsister · 0.70
  2. Marisolsister · 0.68
  3. Kareembrother · 0.68
  4. Aracelisister · 0.68
  5. Elishaeither · 0.67
  6. Jaimeeither · 0.67

Where Sonal is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sonal Anderson0.74
    2. Sonal White0.72
    3. Sonal Reyes0.72
    4. Sonal Nguyen0.72
    5. Sonal Moore0.72
    6. Sonal Hill0.72

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sonal

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.