Sonam is a rare name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 1992 and remains in steady use.
Sonam is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #9,383 among girls (11) and #11,801 among boys (6) — overall #11,764 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 17 | #9,383 | #11,801 |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | #10,995 | #13,963 |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | #6,895 | #7,237 |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | #7,249 | #10,697 |
| 2021 | 16 | 16 | #11,049 | #10,634 |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | #13,309 | #13,767 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | #12,310 | #11,942 |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | #6,752 | #11,942 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #7,398 | #13,971 |
| 2016 | 25 | 25 | #6,637 | #11,936 |
| 2015 | 16 | 16 | #7,570 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | #6,674 | #13,782 |
| 2013 | 21 | 21 | #7,704 | #13,784 |
| 2012 | 18 | 18 | #7,103 | — |
| 2011 | 14 | 14 | #13,205 | #12,059 |
| 2010 | 19 | 19 | #9,165 | #11,991 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #9,908 | #12,268 |
| 2008 | 7 | 7 | — | #10,874 |
| 2007 | 13 | 13 | #15,276 | #12,152 |
| 2005 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,995 |
| 2004 | 5 | 5 | — | #12,960 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | #13,659 | — |
| 2002 | 13 | 13 | #8,226 | — |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | #13,305 | — |
| 2000 | 17 | 17 | #9,081 | #10,177 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | #11,234 | — |
| 1998 | 12 | 12 | #7,965 | — |
| 1997 | 9 | — | #9,706 | — |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #10,434 | — |
| 1995 | 13 | — | #6,985 | — |
| 1994 | 13 | — | #7,034 | — |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #4,972 | — |
| 1992 | 32 | — | #3,492 | — |
| 1991 | 26 | — | #4,042 | — |
| 1990 | 29 | — | #3,703 | — |
| 1989 | 24 | — | #4,110 | — |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #7,614 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #11,116 | — |
| 1986 | 5 | — | #12,564 | — |