MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Sonama mean?
Sonama develops sonā, gold, into an affectionate feminine name. Gold supplies the familiar Indian naming image of something precious and treasured.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सोनमा
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Sonama in Indian usage
4,188 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
Mostly recorded for girls (96.5%) in these historical records.
- Recorded as female: 4,043 records (96.5%).
- Recorded as male: 145 records (3.5%).
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1930s | 198 |
| 1940s | 325 |
| 1950s | 667 |
| 1960s | 1,393 |
| 1970s | 976 |
| 1980s | 424 |
| Other decades | 205 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Bihar | 3,785 |
| Assam | 136 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 135 |
| Other states | 132 |
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.
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Sources
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001