Girl · Name family
Sonya
405,785births recorded
24Countries
6Variants
1944Peak · Montevideo (Uruguay)
#68Hungary 2025
Sonya is a girl name family recorded 405,785 times in 24 countries since 1895. It ranks highest today in Hungary (#68 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Montevideo in 1944, at 930.9 births per 100,000. Elsewhere it is mostly given as Sonia (United States, Argentina, France), Sonja (Austria), Szonja (Hungary).
Popularity by country
Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.
Which form wins where
Births per 100,000 newborns for each form, in the selected country.
Rank in countries that publish top lists only
All forms of Sonya
| Variants | Language | Total births | Country | Latest rank | Peak year | 10-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia | Spanish | 101,472 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | #1071 | 1968 | ▼ 67 % |
| Sonia | Spanish | 83,900 | 🇫🇷 France | #1091 | 1974 | ▼ 67 % |
| Sonia | Spanish | 67,026 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1299 | 1973 | ▼ 22 % |
| Sonia | Spanish | 4,511 | 🇵🇱 Poland | #165 | 2012 | ▼ 48 % |
| Sonia | Spanish | 3,912 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1944 | – |
| Sonia | Spanish | 3,455 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | #932 | 1976 | ▲ 46 % |
| Sonya | English | 65,954 | 🇺🇸 United States | #1927 | 1967 | ▼ 32 % |
| Sonya | English | 2,348 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1973 | – |
| Sonya | English | 895 | 🇫🇷 France | #4013 | 1991 | ▼ 37 % |
| Sonya | English | 879 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | – | 1973 | – |
| Sonya | English | 695 | 🇦🇺 South Australia | – | 1970 | – |
| Sonya | English | 623 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1971 | – |
| Sonja | Russian | 39,557 | 🇺🇸 United States | #3903 | 1938 | ▼ 52 % |
| Sonja | Russian | 4,763 | 🇦🇹 Austria | #326 | 1984 | ▼ 27 % |
| Sonja | Russian | 1,544 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | #111 | 2025 | ▲ 81 % |
| Sonja | Russian | 1,153 | 🇨🇦 Ontario | – | 1938 | – |
| Sonja | Russian | 915 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1951 | – |
| Sonja | Russian | 621 | 🇨🇦 British Columbia | – | 1939 | – |
| Szonja | Hungarian | 3,760 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | #68 | 2011 | – |
| Soniya | English | 347 | 🇺🇸 United States | #13208 | 2008 | ▼ 53 % |
| Soniya | English | 31 | 🏴 England & Wales | – | 2008 | – |
| Sonnia | Spanish | 177 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | – | 1937 | – |
| Sonnia | Spanish | 110 | 🇺🇸 United States | – | 1974 | – |
| Sonnia | Spanish | 50 | 🇫🇷 France | – | 1936 | – |
| Sonnia | Spanish | 17 | 🇺🇾 Montevideo (Uruguay) | – | 1941 | – |
How we grouped these names
- Sonia ↔ Sonya — checked by hand
- Sonia ↔ Sonja — checked by hand
- Sonia ↔ Szonja — checked by hand
- Sonia ↔ Soniya — spelling variant
- Sonia ↔ Sonnia — spelling variant
Questions about Sonya
How popular is the name Sonya?
In 2025 it ranked #68 in Hungary. Official registers record 405,785 births across 24 countries.
What is Sonya in other languages?
Sonia (Spanish); Sonja (Russian); Szonja (Hungarian); Soniya (English); Sonnia (Spanish).
When was Sonya most popular?
It peaked in Montevideo in 1944, at 930.9 births per 100,000.
Is Sonya a boy or a girl name?
In official birth registers, Sonya is a girl name.