Sonya vs Sonja

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

Name A

Sonya

Girl name · Rank #1914

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Name B

Sonja

Girl name · Rank #2933

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Metric Sonya Sonja
Current Rank #1914 #2933
Total Births (all years) 65,772 39,513
Peak Year 1967 1968
Peak Year Births 2,980 1,339
Peak Decade 1960s 1960s
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1905 1906

Births by Decade

Decade Sonya Sonja
1900s 18 6
1910s 209 89
1920s 416 231
1930s 1,655 3,143
1940s 1,759 5,081
1950s 3,664 4,619
1960s 22,289 10,962
1970s 19,468 7,962
1980s 8,428 3,240
1990s 3,385 1,695
2000s 2,279 1,187
2010s 1,568 956
2020s 634 342

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Sonya Sonja
2014 161 110
2015 164 86
2016 137 92
2017 135 69
2018 123 77
2019 99 80
2020 110 76
2021 99 68
2022 114 40
2023 107 65
2024 104 56
2025 100 37

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, 1905–2025.

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