Girls' name · peaked in 1939
Sondra name popularity since 1925
27,005 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Sondra. Half of them were born in 1954 or earlier, so the typical Sondra is about 72 years old in 2026. Sondra peaked in 1939 as the #201 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 27,005
- Named Sondra, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #13,013 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 27,005 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Kansas
- 3.19× its national share
Peak year is the year Sondra made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Sondra births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1942. Measured as a share of all babies, Sondra peaked in 1939.
- Fastest rise: Between 1931 and 1936, Sondra became 3.1× more common.
- Steepest fall: Between 1986 and 1991, its share of baby girls fell by 52%, from 1 in 8,800 to 1 in 18,200.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Sondra's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Sondra.
Decade by decade
Babies named Sondra in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 183 | – |
| 1930s | 4,311 | #302 |
| 1940s | 6,729 | #299 |
| 1950s | 4,269 | #460 |
| 1960s | 5,552 | #383 |
| 1970s | 3,071 | #586 |
| 1980s | 1,948 | #900 |
| 1990s | 662 | #2,390 |
| 2000s | 205 | #6,502 |
| 2010s | 53 | #14,323 |
| 2020–25 | 22 | #13,013 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.9% of babies named Sondra from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Baby Boom years (1946–1964). The full split by generation:
Where Sondra is most popular
The index compares Sondra's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Sondra.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas | 3.19× | 785 |
| Indiana | 2.42× | 1,379 |
| Missouri | 2.01× | 1,054 |
| Kentucky | 1.95× | 789 |
| Oklahoma | 1.88× | 590 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Sondra's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Sondra.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Sondra (1939).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data