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Sonja

Sonja: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“wisdom”
Origin
Russian
Say it
SON-yuh · 2 syllables
Used for
Girls

Form of Sonya, a Russian diminutive of Sofiya/Sophia, from Greek sophia. Sonja is also common in Scandinavian and German usage.

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How popular is Sonja?

202416.8 per million US babies
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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.

Babies named Sonja in 202456

2024 rank#2,921 girls

Peak year1938

Total US babies since 188039,520

Sonja is fading: recent use is about 61% of its level ten years before.

Names like Sonja

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Anyagrace · Russian
  • Kirathrone, ruler · Russian
  • Sashadefender of mankind · Russian
  • Tianafollower of Christ · Russian
  • Natashaborn on Christmas Day · Russian
  • Zoyalife · Russian
  • Annyagrace · Russian
  • Sonyawisdom · Russian

Sonja questions

What does the name Sonja mean?

Sonja means "wisdom". It comes from Russian. Form of Sonya, a Russian diminutive of Sofiya/Sophia, from Greek sophia. Sonja is also common in Scandinavian and German usage.

Is Sonja a boy or girl name?

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

How popular is Sonja?

56 US babies were named Sonja in 2024. Its peak year was 1938.

How do you pronounce Sonja?

Sonja is usually pronounced SON-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.