Sonora Girl
How popular is Sonora?
#2,998 girl name in 2025
55 baby girls were named Sonora in the US in 2025, making it the 2998th most popular girl name.
1,401living people named Sonora (est.)
15median age of people named Sonora
1,444babies named Sonora since 1880
1 in 60,279US babies born in 2025
Sonora popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,998 for girls (▼ 109 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 55 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+49% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,988 in 2015, #3,221 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2023 (62 girls) |
| Highest rank | #2,728 in 1992 |
| First recorded | 1924 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Sonora is most popular
Babies named Sonora per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- Arizona: 0.1 per 1,000 (11 girls)
- Texas: 0.1 per 1,000 (42 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (34 girls)
Sonora by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 | #3,663 |
| 1930s | 5 | #4,253 |
| 1940s | 12 | #4,343 |
| 1950s | 21 | #4,624 |
| 1960s | 65 | #3,514 |
| 1970s | 51 | #5,134 |
| 1980s | 37 | #9,139 |
| 1990s | 241 | #2,728 |
| 2000s | 248 | #3,847 |
| 2010s | 422 | #2,814 |
| 2020s | 329 | #2,757 |
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Questions
- Is Sonora a boy or girl name?
- Sonora is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sonora were girls.
- How popular is the name Sonora?
- 55 baby girls were named Sonora in the US in 2025, making it the 2998th most popular girl name.
- When was Sonora most popular?
- Sonora peaked in 2023, when 62 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,728 in 1992.
- How many people are named Sonora?
- 1,444 babies have been named Sonora in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,401 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Sonora most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sonora was most common in Arizona, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.