Sonal
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SOH-nahl
- Origin
- Hindi
Sonal is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “golden”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sonal mean?
Hindi: Indian name from Hindi sona 'gold'
“golden”
Is Sonal a girl's or a boy's name?
Sonal is a girls' name.
How popular is Sonal in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 13 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sonal in the UK since 1996 were born between 1997 and 2002. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sonal in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | #5,415 |
| 2006 | 6 | #3,280 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,921 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 13 | #1,466 |
| 1996 | 8 | #2,012 |
How popular is Sonal in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1982, with 33 girls. It first appears in the records in 1969.
Half of all the girls named Sonal in the US since 1880 were born between 1977 and 1994, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sonal in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 6 | #14,816 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 8 | #12,574 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 9 | #11,412 |
| 2005 | 5 | #16,455 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12,754 |
| 2003 | 7 | #12,401 |
| 2002 | 6 | #13,589 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 10 | #9,156 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,710 |
| 1998 | 10 | #8,579 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 11 | #7,569 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 9 | #8,798 |
| 1993 | 7 | #10,581 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 13 | #6,582 |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,689 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,280 |
| 1988 | 16 | #5,060 |
| 1987 | 17 | #4,656 |
| 1986 | 19 | #4,184 |
| 1985 | 17 | #4,453 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 23 | #3,430 |
| 1982 | 33 | #2,770 |
| 1981 | 16 | #4,531 |
| 1980 | 19 | #3,991 |
| 1979 | 14 | #4,841 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 30 | #2,715 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 28 | #2,680 |
| 1974 | 24 | #2,922 |
| 1973 | 22 | #3,014 |
| 1972 | 8 | #5,957 |
| 1971 | 12 | #4,532 |
| 1970 | 12 | #4,491 |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 |
Names like Sonal
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sarah, Amber, Jasmine, Jessica, Hannah, Rachel, Molly, Erin, Emily, Sara, Holly, April
Names related to Sonal
More Hindi names
Prisha, Saanvi, Meera, Riya, Jiya, Diya, Reyansh, Sai, Shanaya, Neev, Aarush, Rivaan, Samaira, Rishaan, Sanaya, Tulsi
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sonal: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sonal, updated 20 October 2026.