MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sonam mean?
Sonam is the conventional personal-name form of Tibetan bsod nams, merit. In Tibetan vocabulary the word concerns the beneficial results of good actions.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Gurmukhi
ਸੋਨਮ
Conventional spelling
Devanagari
सोनम
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sonam in Indian usage
141,256 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (97.6%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 137,816 records (97.6%).
- Recorded as male: 3,440 records (2.4%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1920s | 117 |
| 1940s | 284 |
| 1950s | 420 |
| 1960s | 1,064 |
| 1970s | 3,591 |
| 1980s | 33,387 |
| 1990s | 102,274 |
| Other decades | 119 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 60,449 |
| Bihar | 26,430 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 25,991 |
| Rajasthan | 9,682 |
| Haryana | 5,175 |
| Uttarakhand | 4,293 |
| Jharkhand | 4,103 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 2,273 |
| Punjab | 2,260 |
| Chandigarh | 211 |
| Odisha | 150 |
| Other states | 239 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Sonam / F | 4 | 4,867 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Sonam; Table_6, C5796 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Sonam; Table_6, C5796