Is Sonam a boy or girl name?

Sonam is a unisex name. Of the 616 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 79.9% were girls and 20.1% were boys.

Sonam

Recorded 1986–2025 · United States

Sonam was most popular in 1992, when 32 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,537 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 616 people named Sonam.

Sonam over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sonam’s peak in 1992. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sonam a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sonam is a unisex name — 79.9% of the 616 Americans given it were girls and 20.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 67% girls and 33% 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 Sonam

Where Sonam is most concentrated

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

California 5.3×

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