How popular is the name Sonya?

Sonya ranks 465th among girls' names in US records, with 65,871 births since 1905. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,192.

Is Sonya a unisex name?

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

1967, when 2,980 children were given the name. It has been in use for 120 years and is still recorded as of 2024.

Girl name#465 of girl names

Pronounced S OW1 N Y AH0 (ARPABET)

Sonya is a girls' name, and first appears in 1905. It has been given to 65,871 children — the 465th most common girls' name on record.

It has been slipping, down 41% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1967, when 2,980 children were given it.

1967Girls: 2,980Boys: 7

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 Sonya?: Sonya ranks 465th among girls' names in US records, with 65,871 births since 1905. Over the past decade it accounts for 1,192.
Is Sonya a unisex name?: No. Sonya is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
When was Sonya most popular?: 1967, when 2,980 children were given the name. It has been in use for 120 years and is still recorded as of 2024.