Recorded 2003–2023 Girls' name Peak 2003 54 births

Sonaya — girls' name

54 babies named Sonaya in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2003. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s162020s14
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Sonaya was born in this single decade.

2003
Single peak year

8 babies were named Sonaya in 2003 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonaya

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Sonaya between 2003 and 2023, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonaya currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2003, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonaya performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Sonaya shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonaya in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 54 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sonaya at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

54

Since 2003

21 years of records

Peak year

2003

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2003

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2023

Sonaya popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2003

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2003)
8
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
456789 202320202016201520112008200620042003 8

Sonaya by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
24 births that decade — 44% of Sonaya's all-time total
2000s242010s162020s14

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonaya?
54 babies have been named Sonaya since 2003. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2003 with 8 births.
When was Sonaya most popular?
Sonaya was most popular in the 2000s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 2003.
How long has the name Sonaya been used?
Sonaya has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 21 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Sonaya?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sonia, Sonya, Sonja, Sondra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2003–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.