Sonia

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Sonia is a feminine given name in many areas of the world including the West, Russia, Iran, and South Asia. Sonia and its variant spellings Sonja and Sonya are used in many countries, including Russia, as a diminutive for Sofiya.

From Wikipedia

Sonia first appears in the data in 1895 and has been recorded in 130 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1970 with 1,767 babies (rank #186 that year). In 2024 it was given to 168 girls (rank #1,359). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sonia

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sonia yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

22Destiny numberThe master builderTurns visions into structures — a heightened 4.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

66,855

Total babies (all years)

130

Years in the data

1,767

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Sonia

Sonia Gandhipolitician · b. 1946
Sonia Sotomayoruniversity teacher · b. 1954
Sonia Delaunaycarpets designer · b. 1885
Sônia Bragafilm actor · b. 1950
Sonia Rykieldesigner · b. 1930

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1895	7	#1,412
1896	5	#1,788
1897	6	#1,526
1898	5	#1,938
1899	7	#1,380
1900	8	#1,546
1901	6	#1,646
1902	9	#1,308
1903	6	#1,763
1904	10	#1,239
1905	7	#1,675
1906	8	#1,541
1907	14	#1,083
1908	16	#1,039
1909	23	#866
1910	20	#993
1911	23	#925
1912	37	#830
1913	45	#793
1914	57	#768
1915	61	#838
1916	66	#837
1917	79	#783
1918	104	#710
1919	96	#716
1920	76	#833
1921	79	#836
1922	79	#830
1923	86	#790
1924	97	#760
1925	108	#711
1926	134	#617
1927	218	#474
1928	184	#509
1929	169	#526
1930	166	#527
1931	164	#509
1932	198	#466
1933	212	#442
1934	236	#428
1935	226	#428
1936	251	#405
1937	346	#338
1938	429	#302
1939	282	#399
1940	299	#388
1941	237	#446
1942	249	#468
1943	262	#458
1944	202	#510
1945	233	#471
1946	223	#526
1947	280	#489
1948	273	#491
1949	313	#452
1950	333	#442
1951	396	#420
1952	442	#392
1953	438	#410
1954	537	#377
1955	591	#358
1956	625	#349
1957	747	#333
1958	839	#321
1959	917	#300
1960	951	#303
1961	983	#294
1962	1,027	#281
1963	1,169	#256
1964	1,221	#254
1965	1,253	#244
1966	1,529	#206
1967	1,495	#206
1968	1,566	#199
1969	1,751	#182
1970	1,767	#186
1971	1,693	#183
1972	1,612	#176
1973	1,600	#174
1974	1,577	#172
1975	1,491	#177
1976	1,554	#165
1977	1,370	#197
1978	1,265	#203
1979	1,276	#207
1980	1,252	#209
1981	1,130	#227
1982	1,048	#241
1983	959	#245
1984	928	#264
1985	890	#280
1986	858	#287
1987	826	#293
1988	785	#316
1989	858	#305
1990	868	#314
1991	852	#315
1992	812	#331
1993	804	#326
1994	711	#364
1995	711	#368
1996	637	#409
1997	647	#405
1998	635	#418
1999	576	#461
2000	532	#507
2001	542	#508
2002	520	#530
2003	498	#555
2004	516	#552
2005	489	#582
2006	481	#609
2007	460	#646
2008	423	#709
2009	425	#688
2010	392	#721
2011	351	#776
2012	328	#821
2013	298	#865
2014	283	#950
2015	246	#1,072
2016	264	#1,003
2017	267	#980
2018	240	#1,064
2019	217	#1,121
2020	214	#1,127
2021	191	#1,234
2022	211	#1,155
2023	183	#1,260
2024	168	#1,359