Name Legacy

Sonali

Recorded 1970–2025 · United States

Sonali was most popular in 2000, when 60 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,244 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,082, with 24 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,360 people named Sonali.

Most popular in2000
Rank that year#4,244
Births that year60
Total since 18801,360
Given to100% girls

Sonali over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Sonali’s peak in 2000. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sonali a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sonali is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,360 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Sonali

Where Sonali is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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