Meaning and history
From Hindi सोना (sonā), Marathi सोन (son), or Gujarati સોનું (sonum), meaning “gold,” all ultimately derived from Sanskrit सुवर्ण (suvarṇa), literally “good colour.”
19931993: no US SSA record for this spelling
1994: no US SSA record for this spelling
1995: no US SSA record for this spelling
1996: no US SSA record for this spelling
1997: no US SSA record for this spelling
19981998: no US SSA record for this spelling
1999: no US SSA record for this spelling
2000: no US SSA record for this spelling
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20032003: no US SSA record for this spelling
2004: no US SSA record for this spelling
2005: no US SSA record for this spelling
2006: 9 births, rank #11,417
2007: 9 births, rank #11,630
20082008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: no US SSA record for this spelling
2010: 5 births, rank #16,992
2011: 6 births, rank #14,824
20122012: 6 births, rank #14,962
In 2012, 6 babies were recorded with the name Sonal, ranking #14,962 among girls.