Sonal Popularity by Year
Follow Sonal across every available national year. Rankings and birth counts remain separated by the source dataset’s girl and boy categories.
Sonal birth-count history
The chart samples long histories for faster loading. The complete table below includes every recorded year.
Complete year-by-year record
| Year | Category | Births | Rank | Change from previous recorded year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Girls | 6 | #14,962 | Down 138 places |
| 2011 | Girls | 6 | #14,824 | Up 2,168 places |
| 2010 | Girls | 5 | #16,992 | Down 4,413 places |
| 2008 | Girls | 8 | #12,579 | Down 949 places |
| 2007 | Girls | 9 | #11,630 | Down 213 places |
| 2006 | Girls | 9 | #11,417 | Up 5,045 places |
| 2005 | Girls | 5 | #16,462 | Down 3,701 places |
| 2004 | Girls | 7 | #12,761 | Down 353 places |
| 2003 | Girls | 7 | #12,408 | Up 1,187 places |
| 2002 | Girls | 6 | #13,595 | Down 1,539 places |
| 2001 | Girls | 7 | #12,056 | Down 2,893 places |
| 2000 | Girls | 10 | #9,163 | Down 1,447 places |
| 1999 | Girls | 12 | #7,716 | Up 868 places |
| 1998 | Girls | 10 | #8,584 | Down 2,958 places |
| 1997 | Girls | 17 | #5,626 | Up 1,948 places |
| 1996 | Girls | 11 | #7,574 | Up 2,940 places |
| 1995 | Girls | 7 | #10,514 | Down 1,710 places |
| 1994 | Girls | 9 | #8,804 | Up 1,784 places |
| 1993 | Girls | 7 | #10,588 | Down 3,521 places |
| 1992 | Girls | 12 | #7,067 | Down 479 places |
| 1991 | Girls | 13 | #6,588 | Down 1,894 places |
| 1990 | Girls | 20 | #4,694 | Up 592 places |
| 1989 | Girls | 16 | #5,286 | Down 221 places |
| 1988 | Girls | 16 | #5,065 | Down 405 places |
| 1987 | Girls | 17 | #4,660 | Down 474 places |
| 1986 | Girls | 19 | #4,186 | Up 269 places |
| 1985 | Girls | 17 | #4,455 | Up 23 places |
| 1984 | Girls | 16 | #4,478 | Down 1,047 places |
| 1983 | Girls | 23 | #3,431 | Down 661 places |
| 1982 | Girls | 33 | #2,770 | Up 1,762 places |
| 1981 | Girls | 16 | #4,532 | Down 540 places |
| 1980 | Girls | 19 | #3,992 | Up 850 places |
| 1979 | Girls | 14 | #4,842 | Down 1,205 places |
| 1978 | Girls | 20 | #3,637 | Down 922 places |
| 1977 | Girls | 30 | #2,715 | Up 825 places |
| 1976 | Girls | 19 | #3,540 | Down 860 places |
| 1975 | Girls | 28 | #2,680 | Up 242 places |
| 1974 | Girls | 24 | #2,922 | Up 93 places |
| 1973 | Girls | 22 | #3,015 | Up 2,944 places |
| 1972 | Girls | 8 | #5,959 | Down 1,425 places |
| 1971 | Girls | 12 | #4,534 | Down 42 places |
| 1970 | Girls | 12 | #4,492 | Up 964 places |
| 1969 | Girls | 8 | #5,456 | — |