Recorded 1938–2007 Girls' name Peak 1967 1,113 births

Sonjia — girls' name

1,113 babies named Sonjia in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s321940s2051950s2201960s3461970s1961980s701990s392000s5
1960s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Sonjia was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

55 babies were named Sonjia in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonjia

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,113 babies named Sonjia between 1938 and 2007, spanning 70 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonjia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 55 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonjia performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 346 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sonjia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 45 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Sonjia in 5 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonjia 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 1,113 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.

Sonjia at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

1,113

Since 1938

70 years of records

Peak year

1967

55 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1938

Recorded for 70 years

Last year on file: 2007

Sonjia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1938

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1967)
55
Annual births at peak — across 70 years of records
0204060 20071988197819701962195419461938 19

Sonjia by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
346 births that decade — 31% of Sonjia's all-time total
1930s321940s2051950s2201960s3461970s1961980s701990s392000s5

Sonjia by state

Where Sonjia concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 5 states by recorded births for the name Sonjia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
45 4.0%
#2 Texas
22 2.0%
#3 Florida
5 0.4%
#4 Illinois
5 0.4%
#5 Tennessee
5 0.4%
California share of Sonjia's total US births 4.0%
Even split

45 of 1,113 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonjia?
1,113 babies have been named Sonjia since 1938. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1967 with 55 births.
When was Sonjia most popular?
Sonjia was most popular in the 1960s decade with 346 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Sonjia most popular?
The top states for the name Sonjia are California (45 births), Texas (22 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Sonjia been used?
Sonjia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 70 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Sonjia?
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.

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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, 1938–2007 (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.