Sonna vs Sonja

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

Name A

Sonna

Girl name

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Name B

Sonja

Girl name · Rank #2921

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Metric Sonna Sonja
Current Rank Unranked #2921
Total Births (all years) 398 39,476
Peak Year 1961 1968
Peak Year Births 21 1,339
Peak Decade 1960ss 1960ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1928 1906

Births by Decade

Decade Sonna Sonja
1900ss — 6
1910ss — 89
1920ss 5 231
1930ss 80 3,143
1940ss 84 5,081
1950ss 89 4,619
1960ss 97 10,960
1970ss 30 7,963
1980ss 13 3,240
1990ss — 1,696
2000ss — 1,187
2010ss — 956
2020ss — 305

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sonna Sonja
2014 — 110
2015 — 86
2016 — 92
2017 — 69
2018 — 77
2019 — 80
2020 — 76
2021 — 68
2022 — 40
2023 — 65
2024 — 56

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, 1928–1983.

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