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How popular is the name Sonja?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sonjas are alive today.
Sonja (female), a spelling of Sonia, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2020 (ranked 3899th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 1999, when 8 babies were given the name, the 1970th most popular that year. It was almost as popular in 2009, with 7 babies given the name that year.
Across all spellings of the name, the Sonia you are most likely to meet is around 51 years old. Half of all Sonias born in England and Wales are between 29 and 51, and there are at least 8,200 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 2.6% chance that at least one of them will be called Sonia.
How many babies are named Sonja each year?
Includes all spellings: Sonja, Sonia, Sonya. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Sonja spelling rank?
Where does the Sonia spelling rank?
Where does the Sonya spelling rank?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
When was the name Sonja most popular?
The most popular form of the name, Sonia, peaked in 1974, when around 240 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Sonja spelling itself peaked in 1999, with 8 babies.
How many people are called Sonja?
At least 8,200 people named Sonja in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sonja?
Most living Sonjas are between 29 and 51; the most common age is about 51.
Is Sonja becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.