Sonam

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sonam: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Sonam: Recorded since 1996, its highest recorded position is #1,234, and it stood at #4,843 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
26times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1234highest recorded position
3groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#1522
1997	#1234
1998	#1697
1999	#1805
2001	#3262
2002	#4137
2003	#4373
2004	#3725
2005	#4798
2008	#5545
2009	#3422
2010	#4012
2011	#4764
2012	#1991
2013	#2062
2014	#3160
2015	#5730
2016	#3214
2017	#3229
2018	#2674
2019	#4686
2020	#4535
2021	#5581
2023	#4709
2024	#4843

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in 25 of the 29 years from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1234 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Sonam by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Sonam in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	45	4 of 10	11
2000s	26	7 of 10	4
2010sbusiest	73	10 of 10	7
2020s	15	4 of 10	4

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 7 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Sonam appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1234 in England and Wales in 1997.

Sonam's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#4843	4	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#4709	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#5581	3	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#4535	4	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4686	4	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2674	9	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#3229	7	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#3214	7	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#5730	3	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#3160	7	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2062	13	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1991	14	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#4764	4	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#4012	5	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#3422	6	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#5545	3	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#4798	3	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#3725	4	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#4373	3	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#4137	3	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#3262	4	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1805	9	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1697	10	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	male	#1821	6	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1234	15	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#1522	11	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 25 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,234, first reached in 1997.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 15 births, registered in England and Wales in 1997.

Its record falls into 4 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
14 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years10 to 19 unbroken years →
4separate stretches the record falls into4 separate stretches →
2 yearslongest absence inside the recorded period2 to 3 years missing →
#4,843position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
15births registered in its largest year, 1997Under 25 births →

Where to go next

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A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ariba · #1234, 26y
Elisia · #1234, 29y
Marya · #1234, 29y
Nasreen · #1234, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Ariba · #1234, 26y
Elisia · #1234, 29y
Marya · #1234, 29y
Nasreen · #1234, 26y

Sonam and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Sonam without appearing here.

Sonam moved ahead of

Vicki Compare
In 2011 they stood at #4798 and #3970 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #1991 and #5876.
Helene Compare
In 2016 they stood at #5730 and #4103 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #3229 and #5765.
Kristy Compare
In 2008 they stood at #5545 and #3860 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2009 that had become #3422 and #5556.
Kristin Compare
In 2015 they stood at #5730 and #4736 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2016 that had become #3214 and #4763.

Moved ahead of Sonam

Amalie Compare
In 2001 they stood at #3262 and #3998 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2002 that had become #4137 and #938.
Fiadh Compare
In 2014 they stood at #3160 and #5691 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #2705.
Diane Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2674 and #3178 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #4686 and #2458.
Mila Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1805 and #2189 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #3262 and #1107.

Moved the opposite way to Sonam

Ada Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 while Ada went from #2683 to #40.
Alma Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 while Alma went from #2096 to #234.
Alyssa Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 while Alyssa went from #783 to #285.
Amalie Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 while Amalie went from #2096 to #1128.

Moved the same way as Sonam

Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 and Abigail from #21 to #154.
Aimee Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 and Aimee from #70 to #1603.
Aisling Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 and Aisling from #440 to #2000.
Alex Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Sonam went from #1522 to #4843 and Alex from #161 to #2253.

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Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1234 in England and Wales in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Sonam

Sonam at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Sonam by decade in England and Wales · Girls

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Sonam at a glance

Sonam by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Sonam appears in

What the record shows

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A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Sonam and the names beside it

Sonam moved ahead of

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