Recorded 1937–1981 Girls' name Peak 1971 56 births

Sonie — girls' name

56 babies named Sonie in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1971. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51940s61950s121960s101970s171980s6
1970s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Sonie was born in this single decade.

1971
Single peak year

9 babies were named Sonie in 1971 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonie

The Social Security Administration has registered 56 babies named Sonie between 1937 and 1981, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1981. The name reached its historical peak in 1971, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonie performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sonie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonie 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 56 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.

Sonie at a glance

Last recorded 1981

Total births

56

Since 1937

45 years of records

Peak year

1971

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1981

Active since

1937

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1981

Sonie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–1937

Last recorded 1981
Peak year (1971)
9
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
45678910 198119751971196319601959195519411937 5

Sonie by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
17 births that decade — 30% of Sonie's all-time total
1930s51940s61950s121960s101970s171980s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonie?
56 babies have been named Sonie since 1937. It was last recorded in 1981. The peak year was 1971 with 9 births.
When was Sonie most popular?
Sonie was most popular in the 1970s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1971.
How long has the name Sonie been used?
Sonie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 45 years of data through 1981.
What names are similar to Sonie?
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, 1937–1981 (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.