girl's name
Sonora
- Origin Latvian
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,444
Sonora is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Sonora is a name of Latvian origin.
- Peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 60,281 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1924.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Sonora over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1920s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 13 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 12 |
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 65 |
| 1970s | 51 |
| 1980s | 37 |
| 1990s | 241 |
| 2000s | 248 |
| 2010s | 422 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 329 |
How popular is Sonora?
In 2025, Sonora was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Sonora
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Sonora also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Sonora over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Sonora
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Sonora — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Sonora
How popular is the name Sonora?
In 2025, Sonora was given to 55 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Sonora a girl's or a boy's name?
Sonora is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Sonora?
Sonora has 3 syllables.
When was Sonora most popular?
Sonora peaked in 2023, when 62 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Sonora a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Sonora currently ranks #3,000 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.