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Sonali

100% girls · 24 born in 2025

Sonali has been given to about 1,360 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2000, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,341
Median age today24 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sonali per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2000 · 60
  • Born in 202524
  • All time1,360

How popular is Sonali?

Its best year was 2000, when 60 babies were given the name, ranking 2537th. The typical living American called Sonali is about 24 years old today.

Names that sound like Sonali

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Sanai0.64
  2. Ali0.57
  3. Kali0.57
  4. Cali0.57
  5. Holli0.57
  6. Anjali0.57
  7. Natali0.57
  8. Hali0.57

Middle names for Sonali

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sonali Rose0.85
  2. Sonali Marie0.85
  3. Sonali Grace0.85
  4. Sonali Jane0.85
  5. Sonali Louise0.85
  6. Sonali June0.84

Sibling names for Sonali

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Hanasister · 0.84
  2. Misaelbrother · 0.84
  3. Ahmadbrother · 0.84
  4. Tracebrother · 0.84
  5. Palomasister · 0.83
  6. Daliasister · 0.83

Where Sonali is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sonali Reyes0.80
    2. Sonali Nguyen0.80
    3. Sonali Moore0.80
    4. Sonali Lee0.80
    5. Sonali Hall0.80
    6. Sonali Green0.80

    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 Sonali

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    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.