Globally, Sonnet (Sone 
, Sonet 
, Sonnet 
) is a common dominantly masculine, but uncommonly female first name. The forename Sonnet is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a rare unisex name, India, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but uncommonly female name, and South Africa, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Bangladesh, and Cameroon. More prevalently, Sonnet is the last name as well as the forename.