Sondor
Sondor is a manufacturer of Audio Video equipment located in Zollikon, Switzerland until 2017. Sondor was founded in 1952 by Willy Hungerbuehler. Sondor started as a manufacturer of 16 mm film and 35mm film magnetic film equipment. They are noted as inventing the standard for bi-phase interlocking pulse signals to sync sound to film.
Meaning & Origin of Sondor
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Sondor is a manufacturer of Audio Video equipment located in Zollikon, Switzerland until 2017. Sondor was founded in 1952 by Willy Hungerbuehler. Sondor started as a manufacturer of 16 mm film and 35mm film magnetic film equipment. They are noted as inventing the standard for bi-phase interlocking pulse signals to sync sound to film.
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The Story of Sondor
Sondor first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2019, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 8 Sondors were born — ranking #11,351 that year. As of 2026, Sondor ranks #12,180 for baby girls with 7 births, with steady use. In total, more than 15 Sondors have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sondor
Sondor is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2019 and has accumulated 15 births in the dataset. Sondor's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #11,351. Use the chart and map above to compare Sondor'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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