Sonya

Girl ru:Соня #1875 in 2023

Sonya is a girl name of ru:Соня origin.

Meaning of Sonya

Borrowed from Со́ня, an informal pet form of Со́фья, Софі́я or Софи́я, from the σοφία. It was introduced into English through 19th century Russian literature and taken into general use in early twentieth century.

Popularity of Sonya

Popularity, 1905–2023

107 births in 2023

1905 2023

65,575 U.S. births recorded from 1905–2023.

Peak year

1967

2,980 babies

First recorded

1905

118 years of history

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.