How Many People Are Named Sonja?
people named Sonja are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 10,612 people in the US has this name
Based on 39,557 babies named Sonja in Social Security records from 1906 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
1,343 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Form of SONYA.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Sonja (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Sonja alive today is about 55 years old, and 51% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 47 and 65 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Sonja first appears in the records in 1906 and was given most often in 1967, to 1,343 babies. In 2025, 37 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1906 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Sonja has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #180, in 1938. In 2025 it ranked #3,965.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #3,965 |
| Best rank | #180 (1938) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #270 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Sonja alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Sonja were born in California than in any other state: about 3,109 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Sonja was given 2.1 times as often in Minnesota, 2 times in North Dakota and 2 times in Washington.
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