Sonora is a rare girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Sonora is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,023 for girl births in the United States (and #5,325 across all names), given to 55 babies. Sonora was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 2023 (62 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | #3,023 |
| 2024 | 57 | 57 | #2,925 |
| 2023 | 62 | 62 | #2,784 |
| 2022 | 60 | 60 | #2,853 |
| 2021 | 47 | 47 | #3,384 |
| 2020 | 48 | 48 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 59 | 59 | #2,850 |
| 2018 | 52 | 52 | #3,150 |
| 2017 | 53 | 53 | #3,087 |
| 2016 | 43 | 43 | #3,653 |
| 2015 | 37 | 37 | #4,062 |
| 2014 | 41 | 41 | #3,772 |
| 2013 | 32 | 32 | #4,527 |
| 2012 | 28 | 28 | #5,096 |
| 2011 | 39 | 39 | #3,906 |
| 2010 | 38 | 38 | #4,018 |
| 2009 | 26 | 26 | #5,518 |
| 2008 | 23 | 23 | #6,116 |
| 2007 | 41 | 41 | #3,908 |
| 2006 | 26 | 26 | #5,361 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #5,415 |
| 2004 | 19 | 19 | #6,461 |
| 2003 | 25 | 25 | #5,076 |
| 2002 | 17 | 17 | #6,660 |
| 2001 | 24 | 24 | #4,990 |
| 2000 | 23 | 23 | #5,132 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | #4,712 |
| 1998 | 27 | 27 | #4,224 |
| 1997 | 28 | — | #3,994 |
| 1996 | 18 | — | #5,500 |
| 1995 | 20 | — | #5,001 |
| 1994 | 25 | — | #4,224 |
| 1993 | 32 | — | #3,498 |
| 1992 | 44 | — | #2,771 |
| 1991 | 17 | — | #5,633 |
| 1990 | 6 | — | #12,747 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #14,255 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | #13,604 |
| 1986 | 6 | — | #10,722 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #12,251 |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,224 |
| 1982 | 5 | — | #12,058 |
| 1980 | 5 | — | #11,905 |
| 1978 | 9 | — | #6,869 |
| 1977 | 7 | — | #8,315 |
| 1976 | 11 | — | #5,547 |
| 1974 | 9 | — | #6,182 |
| 1972 | 5 | — | #9,433 |
| 1971 | 10 | — | #5,476 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #6,163 |
| 1967 | 8 | — | #5,390 |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,724 |
| 1965 | 10 | — | #4,463 |
| 1964 | 14 | — | #3,672 |
| 1963 | 7 | — | #5,811 |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,472 |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,468 |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,978 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | #5,082 |
| 1953 | 6 | — | #5,591 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | #4,718 |
| 1943 | 5 | — | #5,290 |
| 1937 | 5 | — | #4,848 |
| 1929 | 5 | — | #5,196 |
| 1924 | 8 | — | #3,960 |