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How popular is the name Sonya?
Births per year, rank history and how many Sonyas are alive today.
Sonya (female) is a rare spelling of the girls' name Sonia in England and Wales, ranked 3333rd in 2025 and given to 7 babies. This spelling of the name peaked in 1996, when 30 babies were given the name, the 753rd most popular that year. It has declined since 1996; the 2025 figure is roughly 23% of its peak.
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 Sonya each year?
Includes all spellings: Sonya, Sonia, Sonja. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does the Sonya spelling rank?
Where does the Sonia spelling rank?
Where does the Sonja 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 Sonya 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 Sonya spelling itself peaked in 1996, with 30 babies.
How many people are called Sonya?
At least 8,200 people named Sonya in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.
How old is the typical Sonya?
Most living Sonyas are between 29 and 51; the most common age is about 51.
Is Sonya becoming more or less popular?
Declining: recent figures are a fraction of the 1974 peak.