How popular is the name Sonia?

Sonia ranks 346th among girls' names in US records, with 106,433 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,910.

Is Sonia a unisex name?

No. Sonia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.

1970, when 3,076 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Sonja. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.

Girl name#346 of girl names

Pronounced S OW1 N Y AA2 (ARPABET)

Sonia is a girls' name, and first appears in 1895. It has been given to 106,433 children — the 346th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 43% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1970, when 3,076 children were given it.

Sonja is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.

1970Girls: 3,076Boys: 10

These spellings sound identical to Sonia and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.

Phonetic detail

Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.

Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.

Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.

How popular is the name Sonia?: Sonia ranks 346th among girls' names in US records, with 106,433 births since 1895. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,910.
Is Sonia a unisex name?: No. Sonia is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Sonia most popular?: 1970, when 3,076 children were given the name. It has been in use for 130 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
How else is Sonia spelled?: Sonja. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.