Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Sonoma isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1979. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sonoma through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 272
- 0 boys · 272 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 14 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,709 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +15%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,709 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 15.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 268 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
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