Girls' name · since 1976
Soniya
Since 1976, U.S. Social Security records show 347 babies named Soniya, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
347 babies have been named Soniya since 1976, making it today's #13583 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soniya has been recorded 347 times among girls since 1976, currently ranked #13583 nationally and more common than 21% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1976 to 2025.
- #14,725 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,583 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 347 born since 1976
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soniya ranks #14,725 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,583 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 347 born since 1976, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,725 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,583 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 347
- born since 1976
- 2010s
- peak decade
Soniya's 347 recorded births place it above 79.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Soniya compares
347 48th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Soniya's all-time total is 8% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Soniya | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 347 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Soniya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Soniya's full recorded timeline at 2008, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1976, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2008 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Soniya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–2025
- Peak year (2008)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 50 years of records
Soniya by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (120 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Soniya's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Soniya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s
1990s
48 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s
2010s
120 births
- 2020s 38
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 120 births (35% of all-time use).
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What to do with Soniya's data
- Soniya's decade-level peak was the 2010s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Soniya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~49 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1976–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Soniya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.