Sona
Sona is a feminine name meaning gold. Sona is also called to a beloved one, someone very close to heart. The name is more common in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India. It can be found in many other communities and nations too. Spelling may sometimes vary to 'Suna' or 'سونا'.
- Hindi
- Turkmen
- Armenian
- Czech
Meaning & Origin of Sona
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sona is a feminine name meaning gold. Sona is also called to a beloved one, someone very close to heart. The name is more common in countries such as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Turkey and India. It can be found in many other communities and nations too. Spelling may sometimes vary to 'Suna' or 'سونا'.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Hindi
- Turkmen
- Armenian
- Czech
- Slovak
The Story of Sona
Sona first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1923, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 38 births, good for #3,921 nationwide. As of 2026, Sona ranks #3,921 for baby girls with 38 births, rising sharply (+29% over the past five years). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1920s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Sona
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Sona. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
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About the name Sona
Sona is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1923 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Sona's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #2,263. Use the chart and map above to compare Sona's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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