Sonata vs Sonya

Side-by-side comparison of Sonata and Sonya — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Sonata

Girl name · Rank #14000

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Name B

Sonya

Girl name · Rank #1907

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Metric Sonata Sonya
Current Rank #14000 #1907
Total Births (all years) 53 65,679
Peak Year 1990 1967
Peak Year Births 11 2,980
Peak Decade 1990ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1989 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Sonata Sonya
1900ss — 18
1910ss — 209
1920ss — 416
1930ss — 1,655
1940ss — 1,759
1950ss — 3,664
1960ss — 22,289
1970ss — 19,472
1980ss 5 8,431
1990ss 30 3,385
2000ss 5 2,279
2010ss 7 1,568
2020ss 6 534

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sonata Sonya
2014 — 161
2015 — 164
2016 — 137
2017 — 135
2018 — 123
2019 — 99
2020 — 110
2021 — 99
2022 — 114
2023 — 107
2024 6 104

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1989–2024.

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