Is Sonia a boy or girl name?
Sonia is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 168 girls and 0 boys were named Sonia, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 66,855 US babies named Sonia were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,359
- Babies named Sonia since 1895
- 66,855
- Most popular year
- 1970
- 1,777 babies
Boys and girls named Sonia, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 30 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 107 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 588 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 1,230 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,510 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,571 | 100% |
| 1950s | 5 | 5,865 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 37 | 12,945 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 96 | 15,205 | 99.4% |
| 1980s | 111 | 9,534 | 98.8% |
| 1990s | 29 | 7,253 | 99.6% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,886 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,886 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 967 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,359 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,260 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 211 | #1,155 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 191 | #1,234 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,127 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 217 | #1,121 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,064 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 267 | #980 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 264 | #1,003 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 246 | #1,072 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 283 | #950 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 298 | #865 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 328 | #821 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 351 | #776 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 392 | #721 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 425 | #688 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 423 | #709 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 460 | #646 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 481 | #609 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 489 | #582 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 516 | #552 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 498 | #555 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 520 | #530 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 542 | #508 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 532 | #507 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 576 | #461 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 635 | #418 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 647 | #405 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 637 | #409 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 711 | #368 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 711 | #364 |
| 1993 | 10 | #5,717 | 804 | #326 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 812 | #331 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,434 | 852 | #315 |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,945 | 868 | #314 |
| 1989 | 14 | #3,997 | 858 | #305 |
| 1988 | 11 | #4,415 | 785 | #316 |
| 1987 | 14 | #3,483 | 826 | #293 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 858 | #287 |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,296 | 890 | #280 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,903 | 928 | #264 |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,053 | 959 | #245 |
| 1982 | 13 | #3,460 | 1,048 | #241 |
| 1981 | 17 | #2,767 | 1,130 | #227 |
| 1980 | 9 | #4,454 | 1,252 | #209 |
| 1979 | 11 | #3,780 | 1,276 | #207 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,815 | 1,265 | #203 |
| 1977 | 7 | #5,049 | 1,370 | #197 |
| 1976 | 11 | #3,452 | 1,554 | #165 |
| 1975 | 9 | #3,911 | 1,491 | #177 |
| 1974 | 11 | #3,298 | 1,577 | #172 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,658 | 1,600 | #174 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,574 | 1,612 | #176 |
| 1971 | 9 | #3,618 | 1,693 | #183 |
| 1970 | 10 | #3,250 | 1,767 | #186 |
| 1969 | 9 | #3,284 | 1,751 | #182 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,566 | #199 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,461 | 1,495 | #206 |
| 1966 | 10 | #2,756 | 1,529 | #206 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,253 | #244 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,221 | #254 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,992 | 1,169 | #256 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 1,027 | #281 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 983 | #294 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,619 | 951 | #303 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 917 | #300 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 839 | #321 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 747 | #333 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,396 | 625 | #349 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 591 | #358 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 537 | #377 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 438 | #410 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 442 | #392 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 396 | #420 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 333 | #442 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 313 | #452 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 273 | #491 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 280 | #489 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 223 | #526 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 233 | #471 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 202 | #510 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 262 | #458 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 249 | #468 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 237 | #446 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 299 | #388 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 282 | #399 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 429 | #302 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 346 | #338 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 251 | #405 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 226 | #428 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 236 | #428 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 212 | #442 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 198 | #466 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 164 | #509 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 166 | #527 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 169 | #526 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 184 | #509 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 218 | #474 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 134 | #617 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 108 | #711 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 97 | #760 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 86 | #790 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 79 | #830 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 79 | #836 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 76 | #833 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 96 | #716 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 104 | #710 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 79 | #783 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 66 | #837 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 61 | #838 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 57 | #768 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 45 | #793 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 37 | #830 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 23 | #925 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 20 | #993 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 23 | #866 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 16 | #1,039 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,083 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,541 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,675 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,239 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,763 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,308 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,646 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,546 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,380 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,938 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,526 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,788 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,412 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sonia reached #2,756 in 1966. As a girl name, it reached #165 in 1976. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1970s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sonia
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.