Sonia

Sonia: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “wisdom”
Origin: Slavic
Say it: SOHN-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Sonia is a form of Sonya, a Russian diminutive of Sophia, from Greek Sophía 'wisdom.' It has spread widely beyond Slavic languages.

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How popular is Sonia?

202450.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Sonia in 2024168

2024 rank#1,355 girls

Peak year1973

Total US babies since 188066,855

Sonia is fading: recent use is about 64% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sonia

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sonyawisdom · Russian
Milagracious or dear · Slavic
Alinabright, beautiful · Slavic
Verafaith · Slavic
Mirapeace, world · Slavic
Nadiahope · Slavic
IvannaGod is gracious · Slavic
Raynaqueen; pure · Slavic

Sonia questions

What does the name Sonia mean?

Sonia means "wisdom". It comes from Slavic. Sonia is a form of Sonya, a Russian diminutive of Sophia, from Greek Sophía 'wisdom.' It has spread widely beyond Slavic languages.

Is Sonia a boy or girl name?

Sonia is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sonia?

168 US babies were named Sonia in 2024. Its peak year was 1973.

How do you pronounce Sonia?

Sonia is usually pronounced SOHN-yuh.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.