Sonal
Meaning
golden (from sona, 'gold')
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sonal has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
When you meet Sonal
Most people given the name Sonal in the United States were born between 1970 and 1999. The Sonal you meet today is most often in her 30s or 40s.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Sonal deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Sonal truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Sonal fits with your family’s names and surname.
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