Sonia
#1,299 for girls in 2025, 171 births · Last seen for boys in 1993 at #5,360
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1976 · 1,554 births
- Debut · girls
- 7 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 66,747since 1895
Sonia over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Sonia has never cracked the top 100 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,299 | 171 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,350 | 169 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,255 | 183 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,152 | 211 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,229 | 191 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,126 | 214 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,119 | 217 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,064 | 240 | — | |
| 2017 | #978 | 267 | — | |
| 2016 | #999 | 264 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,068 | 246 | — | |
| 2014 | #948 | 283 | — | |
| 2013 | #865 | 298 | — | |
| 2012 | #817 | 328 | — | |
| 2011 | #774 | 351 | — | |
| 2010 | #720 | 392 | — | |
| 2009 | #687 | 425 | — | |
| 2008 | #709 | 423 | — | |
| 2007 | #645 | 460 | — | |
| 2006 | #607 | 481 | — | |
| 2005 | #582 | 489 | — | |
| 2004 | #551 | 516 | — | |
| 2003 | #555 | 498 | — | |
| 2002 | #530 | 520 | — | |
| 2001 | #507 | 542 | — | |
| 2000 | #507 | 532 | — | |
| 1999 | #461 | 576 | — | |
| 1998 | #418 | 635 | — | |
| 1997 | #405 | 647 | — | |
| 1996 | #409 | 637 | — | |
| 1995 | #368 | 711 | — | |
| 1994 | #364 | 711 | — | |
| 1993 | #326 | 804 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #331 | 812 | — | |
| 1991 | #315 | 852 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #314 | 868 | #4,673 | 11 |
| 1989 | #303 | 859 | #3,809 | 14 |
| 1988 | #316 | 784 | #4,162 | 11 |
| 1987 | #292 | 826 | #3,339 | 14 |
| 1986 | #287 | 858 | — | |
| 1985 | #280 | 889 | #4,052 | 10 |
| 1984 | #264 | 928 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #245 | 959 | #2,912 | 15 |
| 1982 | #241 | 1,048 | #3,282 | 13 |
| 1981 | #227 | 1,129 | #2,680 | 17 |
| 1980 | #209 | 1,252 | #4,134 | 9 |
| 1979 | #207 | 1,276 | #3,569 | 11 |
| 1978 | #203 | 1,265 | #3,400 | 11 |
| 1977 | #197 | 1,370 | #4,582 | 7 |
| 1976 | #165 | 1,554 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #177 | 1,491 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #171 | 1,577 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #174 | 1,600 | #3,445 | 9 |
| 1972 | #176 | 1,612 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #182 | 1,693 | #3,370 | 9 |
| 1970 | #186 | 1,767 | #3,071 | 10 |
| 1969 | #182 | 1,751 | #3,062 | 9 |
| 1968 | #199 | 1,566 | — | |
| 1967 | #206 | 1,495 | #3,966 | 5 |
| 1966 | #205 | 1,529 | #2,627 | 10 |
| 1965 | #244 | 1,254 | — | |
| 1964 | #254 | 1,220 | — | |
| 1963 | #256 | 1,169 | #3,646 | 6 |
| 1962 | #281 | 1,027 | — | |
| 1961 | #294 | 983 | — | |
| 1960 | #302 | 951 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #300 | 917 | — | |
| 1958 | #321 | 839 | — | |
| 1957 | #333 | 747 | — | |
| 1956 | #349 | 625 | #3,942 | 5 |
| 1955 | #357 | 591 | — | |
| 1954 | #377 | 537 | — | |
| 1953 | #408 | 438 | — | |
| 1952 | #391 | 442 | — | |
| 1951 | #420 | 396 | — | |
| 1950 | #440 | 333 | — | |
| 1949 | #451 | 313 | — | |
| 1948 | #488 | 273 | — | |
| 1947 | #489 | 280 | — | |
| 1946 | #525 | 223 | — | |
| 1945 | #469 | 233 | — | |
| 1944 | #507 | 202 | — | |
| 1943 | #457 | 262 | — | |
| 1942 | #467 | 249 | — | |
| 1941 | #446 | 237 | — | |
| 1940 | #387 | 299 | — | |
| 1939 | #398 | 282 | — | |
| 1938 | #302 | 429 | — | |
| 1937 | #338 | 346 | — | |
| 1936 | #405 | 251 | — | |
| 1935 | #427 | 226 | — | |
| 1934 | #427 | 236 | — | |
| 1933 | #442 | 212 | — | |
| 1932 | #464 | 198 | — | |
| 1931 | #506 | 164 | — | |
| 1930 | #526 | 166 | — | |
| 1929 | #525 | 169 | — | |
| 1928 | #508 | 184 | — | |
| 1927 | #474 | 218 | — | |
| 1926 | #612 | 134 | — | |
| 1925 | #710 | 108 | — | |
| 1924 | #756 | 97 | — | |
| 1923 | #786 | 86 | — | |
| 1922 | #826 | 79 | — | |
| 1921 | #828 | 79 | — | |
| 1920 | #825 | 76 | — | |
| 1919 | #712 | 96 | — | |
| 1918 | #708 | 104 | — | |
| 1917 | #775 | 79 | — | |
| 1916 | #831 | 66 | — | |
| 1915 | #831 | 61 | — | |
| 1914 | #765 | 57 | — | |
| 1913 | #782 | 45 | — | |
| 1912 | #820 | 37 | — | |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #970 | 20 | — | |
| 1909 | #845 | 23 | — | |
| 1908 | #1,004 | 16 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | — | |
| 1906 | #1,416 | 8 | — | |
| 1905 | #1,538 | 7 | — | |
| 1904 | #1,170 | 10 | — | |
| 1903 | #1,592 | 6 | — | |
| 1902 | #1,219 | 9 | — | |
| 1901 | #1,466 | 6 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,431 | 8 | — | |
| 1899 | #1,278 | 7 | — | |
| 1898 | #1,700 | 5 | — | |
| 1897 | #1,385 | 6 | — | |
| 1896 | #1,583 | 5 | — | |
| 1895 | #1,299 | 7 | — | |
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| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1895
The first year at least five girls were named Sonia! It came in at #1,299, and was given to 7 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1895–1899, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Sonia is popular in 2020
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Maryland#460 · 1 in 1,859
- Massachusetts#655 · 1 in 3,409
- California#759 · 1 in 4,148
- Colorado#763 · 1 in 3,591
- Washington#843 · 1 in 4,161
Best ever in a state: #59 in California, 1976.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | #460 | 12 | 1 in 1,859 |
| Massachusetts | #655 | 7 | 1 in 3,409 |
| California | #759 | 42 | 1 in 4,148 |
| Colorado | #763 | 6 | 1 in 3,591 |
| Washington | #843 | 7 | 1 in 4,161 |
| Florida | #871 | 17 | 1 in 4,733 |
| Illinois | #912 | 10 | 1 in 4,875 |
| New York | #1,012 | 14 | 1 in 5,684 |
| Arizona | #1,054 | 5 | 1 in 5,532 |
| Texas | #1,174 | 21 | 1 in 7,283 |
| North Carolina | #1,230 | 6 | 1 in 7,272 |
| Georgia | #1,279 | 6 | 1 in 7,415 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,400 | 5 | 1 in 9,670 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 51 spots since 2024 (#1,350 → #1,299)
- 173 spots since 2020 (#1,126 → #1,299)
- 231 spots since 2015 (#1,068 → #1,299)
- Biggest jump: 159 spots in 1909 (#1,004 → #845)
- Biggest drop: 125 spots in 1910 (#845 → #970)
Rise & fade · girls
81 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1895
- Peaked 1976 at #165 (1,554 births)
- Births halved by 1994, 18 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 108 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 108 yrs · run 1909–2014
Share of babies · girls
1 in 911
- Highest: 1 in 911 girls born in 1973 were named Sonia (0.11%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,399 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #165 in 1976, was only 1 in 943 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1970s
- 22.8% of all girls named Sonia (15,205) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 30 | #1,278 (1899) | #1,449 |
| 1900s | 107 | #845 (1909) | #1,272 |
| 1910s | 588 | #708 (1918) | #809 |
| 1920s | 1,230 | #474 (1927) | #685 |
| 1930s | 2,510 | #302 (1938) | #424 |
| 1940s | 2,571 | #387 (1940) | #469 |
| 1950s | 5,865 | #300 (1959) | #370 |
| 1960s | 12,945 | #182 (1969) | #242 |
| 1970s | 15,205 | #165 (1976) | #184 |
| 1980s | 9,532 | #209 (1980) | #266 |
| 1990s | 7,253 | #314 (1990) | #371 |
| 2000s | 4,886 | #507 (2001) | #588 |
| 2010s | 2,886 | #720 (2010) | #935 |
| 2020s | 1,139 | #1,126 (2020) | #1,235 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Sonia in 2020
girls
#1,126
214 births · 1 in 7,554 girls
Top girls' names in 2020
More about 2020
girls
1,616,549 girls got a published name in 2020; 1 in 7,554 of them was named Sonia, which outranked 93.6% of the 17,527 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).