Girls' name · since 2003
Soniyah
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 112 babies named Soniyah, peaking in 2006. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #25,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
112 girls have been named Soniyah since 2003, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Soniyah recorded 112 times among girls since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2020.
- #25,916 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 112 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Soniyah ranks #25,916 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 112 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #25,916 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 112
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Soniyah's 112 recorded births place it above 64.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Soniyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Soniyah splits its recorded history at 2012: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2006 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Soniyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2020
- Peak year (2006)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Soniyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (66 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Soniyah's strongest decade.
66 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Soniyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
66 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 66 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Soniyah's decade-level peak was the 2010s (66 total births); usage has since declined to 6 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 Soniyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~17 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, 2003–2020 (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 Soniyah 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.