Sonai
Sonai is a town in the Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It is also the name of a circle and block in the town. Government of Assam declared it as a municipal area on 2016 with 11 wards. The River Sonai flows through the town of Sonai joining with Barak River near Dungripar Village of Sonai.
Meaning & Origin of Sonai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sonai is a town in the Cachar district in the Indian state of Assam. It is also the name of a circle and block in the town. Government of Assam declared it as a municipal area on 2016 with 11 wards. The River Sonai flows through the town of Sonai joining with Barak River near Dungripar Village of Sonai.
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The Story of Sonai
Sonai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2005, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2005, when 7 Sonais were born — ranking #13,009 that year. As of 2026, Sonai ranks #17,634 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 17 Sonais have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sonai
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- Moinul Hoque Choudhury , Former Minister of Industrial Development, Government of India
- Aminul Haque Laskar , Deputy Speaker of Assam Leglestive Assembly
- Kutub Ahmed Mazumder , Former Member of Legislative Assembly
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About the name Sonai
Sonai is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2005 and has accumulated 17 births in the dataset. Sonai's peak popularity came in 2005 when it ranked #13,009. Use the chart and map above to compare Sonai'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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