Is Sonja a boy or girl name?
Sonja is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 56 girls and 0 boys were named Sonja, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 39,520 US babies named Sonja were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,959
- Babies named Sonja since 1906
- 39,520
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 1,343 babies
Boys and girls named Sonja, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 6 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 89 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 231 | 100% |
| 1930s | 10 | 3,143 | 99.7% |
| 1940s | 5 | 5,081 | 99.9% |
| 1950s | 0 | 4,619 | 100% |
| 1960s | 14 | 10,960 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 15 | 7,963 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,240 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,696 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,187 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 956 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 305 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 56 | #2,959 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,697 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,820 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,579 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,337 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,284 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 77 | #2,382 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,567 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 92 | #2,124 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,206 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,850 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,846 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,800 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,869 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,858 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,790 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 120 | #1,814 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,969 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,662 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 127 | #1,607 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,519 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,686 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,682 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 106 | #1,712 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 146 | #1,274 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,179 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,203 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,242 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 121 | #1,367 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,072 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,077 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 196 | #978 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 206 | #934 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 237 | #831 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 272 | #727 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 294 | #658 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 303 | #631 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 318 | #606 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 303 | #621 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 266 | #659 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 314 | #573 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 372 | #526 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 401 | #502 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 397 | #508 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 438 | #460 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 481 | #422 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 519 | #401 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 583 | #361 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 614 | #354 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 755 | #309 |
| 1973 | 9 | #3,659 | 884 | #278 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 1,191 | #233 |
| 1971 | 6 | #4,842 | 1,189 | #247 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,309 | #239 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,313 | #229 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 1,339 | #222 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,201 | 1,335 | #220 |
| 1966 | 6 | #3,896 | 1,320 | #226 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #255 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #278 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 996 | #294 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 855 | #321 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 867 | #320 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 758 | #347 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 678 | #365 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 524 | #405 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 531 | #398 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 471 | #418 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 445 | #419 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 426 | #422 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 413 | #429 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 389 | #434 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 397 | #419 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 345 | #436 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 412 | #391 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 424 | #386 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 496 | #362 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 484 | #337 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 455 | #317 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 405 | #342 |
| 1943 | 5 | #3,981 | 525 | #304 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 600 | #278 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 567 | #268 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 713 | #238 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,918 | 862 | #203 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,971 | 1,117 | #180 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 560 | #263 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 180 | #479 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 92 | #704 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 86 | #723 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 54 | #935 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 70 | #823 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 51 | #983 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 71 | #853 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,239 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,499 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,719 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,713 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,181 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,054 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,829 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,950 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,914 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,071 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,422 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,194 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,194 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,230 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,670 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,998 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,513 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,925 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sonja reached #3,201 in 1967. As a girl name, it reached #180 in 1938. 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 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
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.