Recorded 1937–1985 Girls' name Peak 1961 110 births

Sonnia — girls' name

110 babies named Sonnia in U.S. Social Security records since 1937, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61950s171960s311970s461980s10
1970s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Sonnia was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

10 babies were named Sonnia in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sonnia

The Social Security Administration has registered 110 babies named Sonnia between 1937 and 1985, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sonnia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1985. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sonnia performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Sonnia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sonnia 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 110 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.

Sonnia at a glance

Last recorded 1985

Total births

110

Since 1937

49 years of records

Peak year

1961

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1985

Active since

1937

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1985

Sonnia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–1937

Last recorded 1985
Peak year (1961)
10
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 198519761974197119691964195919521937 6

Sonnia by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
46 births that decade — 42% of Sonnia's all-time total
1930s61950s171960s311970s461980s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sonnia?
110 babies have been named Sonnia since 1937. It was last recorded in 1985. The peak year was 1961 with 10 births.
When was Sonnia most popular?
Sonnia was most popular in the 1970s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
How long has the name Sonnia been used?
Sonnia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1937, spanning 49 years of data through 1985.
What names are similar to Sonnia?
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, 1937–1985 (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.