Sonam

A girls’ name of Tibetan origin, meaning merit or virtue.

Babies a year
4
England and Wales, 2025
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
#4867
4 babies

Sonam by the numbers

In 2025, 4 babies in England and Wales were named Sonam. In the US, 21 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.

Its American peak was 32 babies in 1992, making it a 1990s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sonam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Sonagolden24 in the US (2017)
  • Sanambeloved, sweetheart, or dear one7 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Soniawisdom; russian form of Sophia264 in the US (2017)
  • Sanaaart; craft; brilliance189 in the US (2017)
  • Sonyawisdom; a form of Sophia135 in the US (2017)
  • Sinaiclay; from Mount Sinai72 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean purity

Like Sonam, each of these has purity in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lillianlily; purity6,139 in the US (2017)
  • Lilythe lily flower; purity2,249 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Katherinepure2,833 in the US (2017)
  • Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
  • Lilianalily; purity2,747 in the US (2017)
  • Catherinepure; clear1,573 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Sonam

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