NameTides

Sonia

Sonia was the #1,299 girls' name in the US in 2025 (171 babies), and #1,051 in England & Wales and #1,315 in Canada.

Sonia as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Sonia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Sonia as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,299 (171)#1,051 (32)——#718 (4)#1,315 (19)—
2024#1,350 (169)#1,160 (29)——#736 (4)#1,348 (18)—
2023#1,255 (183)#1,469 (21)———#1,203 (20)—
2022#1,152 (211)#982 (35)#760 (3)—#634 (5)#1,415 (16)—
2021#1,229 (191)#667 (58)——#517 (7)#1,286 (19)—
2020#1,126 (214)#771 (47)———#1,020 (25)—
2019#1,119 (217)#778 (48)——#421 (9)#1,600 (14)—
2018#1,064 (240)#650 (62)——#568 (6)#1,002 (26)—
2017#978 (267)#715 (57)#666 (4)—#579 (6)#836 (33)—
2016#999 (264)#645 (65)#675 (4)—#448 (9)#1,075 (24)—
2015#1,068 (246)#794 (48)——#402 (11)#805 (34)—
2014#948 (283)#715 (55)——#661 (5)#719 (39)—
2013#865 (298)#684 (58)#564 (5)—#399 (11)#739 (38)—
2012#817 (328)#639 (65)——#435 (10)#685 (42)—
2011#774 (351)#681 (57)#430 (8)—#437 (10)#639 (45)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1973 at #174.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1895.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,400 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,400uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sonia is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,900 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,700 to 1 in 11,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sonia by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #811WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: #835MNIllinois: #748ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,830NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,271OHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #948CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: #1,437NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: #1,213GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,325FL
Sonia (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#93212

Sonia (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SoniaCanadaGirls#1,31519
SoniaEngland & WalesGirls#1,05132
SoniaIrelandGirls#7184
SoniaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SoniaNSWGirls—too few
SoniaScotlandGirls—too few
SoniaUSGirls#1,299171
SoniaUSBoys—too few