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

๐Ÿ’Ž Rare

Population Percentage

0.0197%

Of US population

Peak Year

1967

2,987 births

Trend

โ†’

Stable

๐Ÿ“– 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).

โšง Gender Distribution

Female
99.7%
Male
0.3%

This name is Primarily Female

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Age Distribution

Average Age: 51.7 years old

Young (<30) 6,136
9.3%
Adult (30โ€“60) 45,516
69.1%
Senior (>60) 14,209
21.6%

๐Ÿ“ˆ Popularity Over Time

Births per year from 1905 to 2024

๐Ÿ“ 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

๐Ÿ’ก 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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