Sonya
#1,927 for girls in 2025, 100 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #7,270
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1967 · 2,980 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 65,772since 1905
Sonya over time
Rank among girls' names. Sonya has never cracked the top 100 here.
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 | #1,927 | 100 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,913 | 104 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,865 | 107 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,793 | 114 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,971 | 99 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,792 | 110 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,961 | 99 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,685 | 123 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,607 | 135 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,605 | 137 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,411 | 164 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,416 | 161 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,254 | 190 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,243 | 195 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,354 | 170 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,241 | 194 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,146 | 221 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,147 | 223 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,008 | 255 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,105 | 214 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,043 | 222 | — | |
| 2003 | #974 | 238 | — | |
| 2002 | #905 | 248 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,025 | 210 | — | |
| 2000 | #891 | 247 | — | |
| 1999 | #788 | 278 | — | |
| 1998 | #782 | 275 | — | |
| 1997 | #721 | 297 | — | |
| 1996 | #725 | 289 | — | |
| 1995 | #686 | 310 | — | |
| 1994 | #687 | 306 | — | |
| 1993 | #605 | 380 | — | |
| 1992 | #591 | 386 | — | |
| 1991 | #583 | 394 | — | |
| 1990 | #511 | 470 | — | |
| 1989 | #462 | 525 | — | |
| 1988 | #379 | 632 | #7,270 | 5 |
| 1987 | #379 | 618 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #329 | 735 | — | |
| 1985 | #303 | 797 | — | |
| 1984 | #282 | 855 | — | |
| 1983 | #261 | 917 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #249 | 1,008 | #5,619 | 6 |
| 1981 | #226 | 1,135 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #215 | 1,206 | #6,250 | 5 |
| 1979 | #206 | 1,287 | — | |
| 1978 | #204 | 1,264 | — | |
| 1977 | #193 | 1,382 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #166 | 1,520 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #154 | 1,760 | #5,464 | 5 |
| 1974 | #132 | 2,111 | #2,946 | 12 |
| 1973 | #131 | 2,169 | #2,716 | 13 |
| 1972 | #122 | 2,506 | #3,344 | 9 |
| 1971 | #126 | 2,729 | #2,203 | 18 |
| 1970 | #131 | 2,740 | #2,399 | 15 |
| 1969 | #123 | 2,800 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #117 | 2,817 | #2,576 | 11 |
| 1967 | #114 | 2,980 | #3,231 | 7 |
| 1966 | #126 | 2,866 | #2,986 | 8 |
| 1965 | #160 | 2,351 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #187 | 1,999 | #3,050 | 8 |
| 1963 | #194 | 1,920 | #4,048 | 5 |
| 1962 | #208 | 1,741 | #3,305 | 7 |
| 1961 | #217 | 1,541 | — | |
| 1960 | #245 | 1,274 | — | |
| 1959 | #339 | 778 | — | |
| 1958 | #443 | 461 | — | |
| 1957 | #475 | 396 | — | |
| 1956 | #470 | 394 | — | |
| 1955 | #498 | 340 | — | |
| 1954 | #503 | 311 | — | |
| 1953 | #493 | 311 | — | |
| 1952 | #504 | 278 | — | |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 | — | |
| 1950 | #586 | 206 | — | |
| 1949 | #650 | 163 | — | |
| 1948 | #597 | 195 | — | |
| 1947 | #650 | 164 | — | |
| 1946 | #619 | 164 | — | |
| 1945 | #571 | 165 | — | |
| 1944 | #599 | 150 | — | |
| 1943 | #578 | 170 | — | |
| 1942 | #511 | 212 | — | |
| 1941 | #518 | 179 | — | |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 | — | |
| 1939 | #460 | 211 | — | |
| 1938 | #427 | 245 | — | |
| 1937 | #429 | 229 | — | |
| 1936 | #460 | 195 | — | |
| 1935 | #462 | 190 | — | |
| 1934 | #476 | 183 | — | |
| 1933 | #536 | 140 | — | |
| 1932 | #605 | 118 | — | |
| 1931 | #797 | 72 | — | |
| 1930 | #840 | 72 | — | |
| 1929 | #994 | 53 | — | |
| 1928 | #786 | 83 | — | |
| 1927 | #898 | 69 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,464 | 31 | — | |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,476 | 31 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 | — | |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 | — | |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 | — | |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 | — | |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 | — | |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 | — | |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 | — | |
| 1907 | — | — | ||
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 | — | |
| 1904 | — | — | ||
| 1903 | — | — | ||
| 1902 | — | — | ||
| 1901 | — | — | ||
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| 1889 | — | — | ||
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Sonya! It came in at #1,931, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1905–1908, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Sonya is popular in 1964
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Alabama#76 · 1 in 309
- North Carolina#81 · 1 in 352
- Tennessee#91 · 1 in 405
- South Carolina#93 · 1 in 382
- Georgia#98 · 1 in 418
Best ever in a state: #30 in Alabama, 1969.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | #76 | 104 | 1 in 309 |
| North Carolina | #81 | 131 | 1 in 352 |
| Tennessee | #91 | 86 | 1 in 405 |
| South Carolina | #93 | 63 | 1 in 382 |
| Georgia | #98 | 105 | 1 in 418 |
| Oklahoma | #110 | 43 | 1 in 440 |
| Mississippi | #117 | 46 | 1 in 494 |
| Louisiana | #123 | 75 | 1 in 484 |
| Arkansas | #126 | 30 | 1 in 580 |
| Virginia | #127 | 71 | 1 in 561 |
| Kansas | #128 | 32 | 1 in 537 |
| West Virginia | #130 | 26 | 1 in 586 |
| Florida | #133 | 88 | 1 in 546 |
| Nevada | #138 | 7 | 1 in 465 |
| Maine | #139 | 15 | 1 in 598 |
| Kentucky | #147 | 44 | 1 in 677 |
| North Dakota | #153 | 10 | 1 in 561 |
| New Hampshire | #156 | 7 | 1 in 768 |
| Texas | #160 | 154 | 1 in 677 |
| Nebraska | #174 | 16 | 1 in 814 |
| District of Columbia | #175 | 15 | 1 in 832 |
| Ohio | #180 | 101 | 1 in 931 |
| Delaware | #184 | 5 | 1 in 859 |
| Maryland | #184 | 32 | 1 in 940 |
| Missouri | #184 | 42 | 1 in 941 |
| Indiana | #206 | 42 | 1 in 1,116 |
| Washington | #213 | 24 | 1 in 1,000 |
| Utah | #217 | 9 | 1 in 1,045 |
| Michigan | #221 | 63 | 1 in 1,240 |
| New Jersey | #226 | 44 | 1 in 1,294 |
| Illinois | #239 | 70 | 1 in 1,402 |
| California | #243 | 139 | 1 in 1,237 |
| South Dakota | #247 | 5 | 1 in 1,251 |
| Arizona | #252 | 13 | 1 in 1,124 |
| Pennsylvania | #260 | 56 | 1 in 1,786 |
| New Mexico | #263 | 9 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Iowa | #265 | 14 | 1 in 1,725 |
| Oregon | #266 | 10 | 1 in 1,371 |
| Massachusetts | #290 | 21 | 1 in 2,390 |
| Minnesota | #316 | 12 | 1 in 2,826 |
| New York | #329 | 69 | 1 in 2,329 |
| Wisconsin | #336 | 13 | 1 in 3,047 |
| Colorado | #343 | 9 | 1 in 1,970 |
| Connecticut | #360 | 8 | 1 in 3,027 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
See more about Sonya
- 14 spots since 2024 (#1,913 → #1,927)
- 135 spots since 2020 (#1,792 → #1,927)
- 516 spots since 2015 (#1,411 → #1,927)
- Biggest jump: 268 spots in 1927 (#1,166 → #898)
- Biggest drop: 208 spots in 1929 (#786 → #994)
- Debuted 1905
- Peaked 1967 at #114 (2,980 births)
- Births halved by 1977, 10 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 76 yrs · run 1927–2000
- Highest: 1 in 554 girls born in 1967 were named Sonya (0.18%)
- Latest: 1 in 16,073 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 33.9% of all girls named Sonya (22,289) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 18 | #1,607 (1909) | #1,880 |
| 1910s | 209 | #1,040 (1913) | #1,561 |
| 1920s | 416 | #786 (1928) | #1,345 |
| 1930s | 1,655 | #427 (1938) | #549 |
| 1940s | 1,759 | #486 (1940) | #578 |
| 1950s | 3,664 | #339 (1959) | #494 |
| 1960s | 22,289 | #114 (1967) | #169 |
| 1970s | 19,468 | #122 (1972) | #157 |
| 1980s | 8,428 | #215 (1980) | #309 |
| 1990s | 3,385 | #511 (1990) | #668 |
| 2000s | 2,279 | #891 (2000) | #1,049 |
| 2010s | 1,568 | #1,241 (2010) | #1,478 |
| 2020s | 634 | #1,792 (2020) | #1,877 |
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.
Sonya in 1964
Top girls' names in 1964
Top boys' names in 1964
More about 1964
girls
1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 948 of them was named Sonya, which outranked 97.6% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 249,087 of them was named Sonya, which outranked 33.6% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,854Yves9
- #2,854Yvonne9
- #2,854Zach9
- #3,050Sonya8
- #3,050Agustine8
- #3,050Aharon8
- #3,050Alejo8
- #3,282Aarron7
- #3,282Abimael7
- #3,282Adams7
Tied with 231 names at #3,050; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
- ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
- ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
- ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
- ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.