Sonali
Girl · soh-NAH-lee · Hindi
Sonali is a girls' name of Hindi origin, meaning “golden”. In 2025 it ranked 5,237th for girls in the US (24 babies).
What does Sonali mean?
Hindi: from Hindi sona 'gold'
“golden”
From Hindi sona 'gold', which goes back to Sanskrit suvarna.
- Say it
- soh-NAH-lee
Is Sonali a girl's or a boy's name?
Sonali is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 24 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sonali in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sonali in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Sonali in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 6 | #3,737 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 7 | #2,436 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 7 | #2,304 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,576 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,951 |
| 1997 | 9 | #1,927 |
| 1996 | 14 | #1,381 |
How popular is Sonali in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,237among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 24about 1 in 67,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 3% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 24 girls in the US were named Sonali, making it the 5,237th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,451st. Its busiest year was 2000, with 60 girls. It first appears in the records in 1970.
Half of all the girls named Sonali in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sonali in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24 | #5,237 |
| 2024 | 19 | #6,164 |
| 2023 | 24 | #5,245 |
| 2022 | 25 | #5,169 |
| 2021 | 32 | #4,322 |
| 2020 | 30 | #4,451 |
| 2019 | 16 | #7,021 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,515 |
| 2016 | 23 | #5,620 |
| 2015 | 17 | #6,974 |
| 2014 | 26 | #5,161 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5,642 |
| 2012 | 36 | #4,119 |
| 2011 | 37 | #3,998 |
| 2010 | 25 | #5,412 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5,225 |
| 2008 | 30 | #4,880 |
| 2007 | 31 | #4,674 |
| 2006 | 38 | #3,918 |
| 2005 | 35 | #4,025 |
| 2004 | 45 | #3,329 |
| 2003 | 50 | #2,996 |
| 2002 | 48 | #3,010 |
| 2001 | 46 | #3,042 |
| 2000 | 60 | #2,504 |
| 1999 | 39 | #3,242 |
| 1998 | 44 | #2,926 |
| 1997 | 45 | #2,730 |
| 1996 | 35 | #3,297 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 |
| 1994 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 1993 | 19 | #4,992 |
| 1992 | 19 | #5,044 |
| 1991 | 20 | #4,802 |
| 1990 | 18 | #5,055 |
| 1989 | 24 | #4,014 |
| 1988 | 22 | #4,010 |
| 1987 | 20 | #4,119 |
| 1986 | 14 | #5,185 |
| 1985 | 19 | #4,125 |
| 1984 | 8 | #7,396 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 13 | #5,207 |
| 1981 | 12 | #5,570 |
| 1980 | 14 | #4,977 |
| 1979 | 16 | #4,419 |
| 1978 | 17 | #4,079 |
| 1977 | 9 | #6,338 |
| 1976 | 14 | #4,361 |
| 1975 | 14 | #4,368 |
| 1974 | 8 | #6,257 |
| 1973 | 8 | #6,078 |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,290 |
| 1971 | 8 | #6,004 |
| 1970 | 5 | #7,994 |
Nicknames for Sonali
- Sonu
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