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Sona

Girl

Meaning of Sona: Sanskrit: 'gold'

Sona is a girl's name most strongly associated with Indian naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 3608th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 5891st in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#3608

40 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#5891

3 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,443

First recorded 1923 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 20 babies1982: 13 babies1983: 15 babies1984: 13 babies1985: 13 babies1986: 20 babies1987: 12 babies1988: 17 babies1989: 14 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 12 babies1992: 12 babies1993: 13 babies1994: 13 babies1995: 10 babies1996: 8 babies1997: 9 babies1998: 14 babies1999: 14 babies2000: 13 babies20002001: 15 babies2002: 25 babies2003: 23 babies2004: 23 babies2005: 16 babies2006: 10 babies2007: 15 babies2008: 22 babies2009: 26 babies2010: 19 babies20102011: 12 babies2012: 23 babies2013: 21 babies2014: 17 babies2015: 23 babies2016: 27 babies2017: 24 babies2018: 26 babies2019: 30 babies2020: 26 babies20202021: 31 babies2022: 33 babies2023: 33 babies2024: 36 babies2025: 40 babies
US babies named Sona per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 40.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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