Is Sonya a boy or girl name?
Sonya is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 104 girls and 0 boys were named Sonya, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.7% of the 65,861 US babies named Sonya were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,917
- Babies named Sonya since 1905
- 65,861
- Most popular year
- 1967
- 2,987 babies
Boys and girls named Sonya, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 | 18 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 209 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 416 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,655 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,759 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,664 | 100% |
| 1960s | 62 | 22,289 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 88 | 19,472 | 99.6% |
| 1980s | 32 | 8,431 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,385 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,279 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,568 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 534 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,917 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 107 | #1,875 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 114 | #1,803 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,977 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,805 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,968 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,691 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,611 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,612 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,414 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,421 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 190 | #1,259 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 195 | #1,247 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,360 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,243 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 221 | #1,150 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,256 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,151 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 255 | #1,012 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,109 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 222 | #1,047 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 238 | #976 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 248 | #907 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 210 | #1,030 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 247 | #892 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 278 | #790 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 275 | #783 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 297 | #722 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 289 | #728 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 310 | #689 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 306 | #687 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 380 | #605 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 386 | #592 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 394 | #585 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 470 | #512 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 525 | #464 |
| 1988 | 5 | #8,338 | 632 | #379 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,979 | 618 | #379 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 735 | #329 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 798 | #303 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 855 | #283 |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,188 | 917 | #261 |
| 1982 | 6 | #6,293 | 1,008 | #249 |
| 1981 | 6 | #6,148 | 1,136 | #226 |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,161 | 1,207 | #215 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 1,289 | #206 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 1,265 | #204 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,575 | 1,382 | #193 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,378 | 1,520 | #166 |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,218 | 1,760 | #154 |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,102 | 2,111 | #132 |
| 1973 | 13 | #2,839 | 2,169 | #131 |
| 1972 | 9 | #3,575 | 2,506 | #122 |
| 1971 | 18 | #2,268 | 2,730 | #126 |
| 1970 | 15 | #2,498 | 2,740 | #131 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,554 | 2,799 | #123 |
| 1968 | 11 | #2,712 | 2,817 | #117 |
| 1967 | 7 | #3,508 | 2,980 | #114 |
| 1966 | 8 | #3,211 | 2,867 | #126 |
| 1965 | 8 | #3,213 | 2,352 | #160 |
| 1964 | 8 | #3,250 | 1,998 | #187 |
| 1963 | 5 | #4,553 | 1,920 | #194 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,588 | 1,741 | #208 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 1,540 | #218 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 1,275 | #245 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 778 | #339 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 461 | #444 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 396 | #475 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 394 | #472 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 340 | #500 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 311 | #503 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 311 | #493 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 278 | #504 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 189 | #634 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 206 | #587 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 163 | #655 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 195 | #598 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 164 | #652 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 164 | #620 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 165 | #571 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 150 | #601 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 170 | #579 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 212 | #511 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 179 | #520 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 197 | #489 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 211 | #463 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 245 | #427 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 229 | #430 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 195 | #461 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 190 | #463 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 183 | #476 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 140 | #538 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 118 | #605 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 72 | #805 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 72 | #845 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,001 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 83 | #790 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 69 | #903 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,179 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,405 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,711 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,487 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,093 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,509 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,622 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,050 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,325 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,467 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,187 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,733 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,433 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,061 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 8 | #2,328 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,640 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 7 | #2,116 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,745 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,390 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 5 | #2,195 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sonya reached #2,268 in 1971. As a girl name, it reached #114 in 1967. 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.
Names spelled like Sonya
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.