How Many People Are Named Sonya?
65,861
people in the United States are named Sonya
1 in 5,086 people has this name
Popularity Rank
#921
๐ Rare
Population Percentage
0.0197%
Of US population
Peak Year
1967
2,987 births
Trend
โ
Stable
๐ Name Origin & Meaning
Origin:
Russian, English
Pronunciation:
SO-nyษ (Russian), SON-yษ (English), SAWN-yษ (English)
Gender:
Primarily Female
Meaning:
Russian diminutive of SOPHIA. This is the name of a character in Leo Tolstoy's novel 'War and Peace' (1869, English translation 1886).
โง Gender Distribution
This name is Primarily Female
๐ฅ Age Distribution
Average Age: 51.7 years old
๐ Popularity Over Time
Births per year from 1905 to 2024
๐ State-Wise Distribution
California
5,340
Texas
5,075
New York
3,262
Georgia
3,222
North Carolina
3,119
Ohio
2,944
Florida
2,673
Alabama
2,630
Illinois
2,560
Pennsylvania
2,552
๐ก Fun Facts About "Sonya"
- 104 babies were named Sonya in 2024
- Most popular in the year 1967
- Currently stable in popularity
- First recorded in 1905
- Most popular in California
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