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Sonya
Pronounced /ˈsoʊn.jə/
Rank in 2024
#1,908
Born in 2024
104
Peak year
1967 · #114
Origin
Russian
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 104 girls were named Sonya, about 1 in every 15,511.
- It peaked in 1967 with 2,980 babies, ranked #114.
- It first shows up in the records in 1905.
- 65,679 girls have been named Sonya since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Sonya per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- <0.1Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- 0.4Boomers1946–64
- 1.4Gen X1965–80
- 0.3Millennials1981–96
- 0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 507 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 2,864 babies, 0.14 per 1,000. Boomers: 12,824 babies, 0.36 per 1,000. Gen X: 34,494 babies, 1.35 per 1,000. Millennials: 9,759 babies, 0.35 per 1,000. Gen Z: 3,688 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 1,543 babies, 0.08 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Borrowed from Russian and Ukrainian Со́ня (Sónja), an informal pet form of Со́фья (Sófʹja), Софі́я (Sofíja) or Софи́я (Sofíja, “Sofia, Sophia”), from the Ancient Greek σοφία (sophía, “wisdom”). It was introduced into English through 19th century Russian literature and taken into general use in early twentieth century.
- A female given name from Russian Соня (Sonja).
- Origin
- Russian
- Say it
- /ˈsoʊn.jə/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Sonya, CC BY-SA 4.0.