Is Sonal a boy or girl name?

Sonal is a girl’s name. Of the 592 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sonal

Recorded 1969–2012 · United States

Sonal was most popular in 1982, when 33 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,325 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 592 people named Sonal.

Sonal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sonal’s peak in 1982. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sonal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sonal is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 592 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org