Girls' name · since 1937
Sonnia
Since 1937, U.S. Social Security records show 110 babies named Sonnia, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #26,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sonnia is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 110 have been recorded since 1937.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnia has been recorded 110 times among girls since 1937, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1937 to 1985.
- #26,108 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 110 born since 1937
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sonnia ranks #26,108 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 110 born since 1937, peaking in the 1970s.
- #26,108 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 110
- born since 1937
- 1970s
- peak decade
Sonnia's 110 recorded births place it above 63.89% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sonnia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Sonnia splits its recorded history at 1970: 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 1952 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Sonnia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1937–1985
- Peak year (1961)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Sonnia by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (46 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Sonnia's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Sonnia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s
1960s
31 births
- 1970s
1970s
46 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 46 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Sonnia's decade-level peak was the 1970s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1980s -- 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Sonnia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1937–1985 (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 Sonnia 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.