Sonya

Meaning: Wisdom
Origin: Russian/Ukrainian (from Greek via Russian)

Girl's name · #1939 in the US (2025) · Retro

Popularity over time

Sonya's best rank, #114, came in 1967; it has stepped well back to #1939 today. Roughly 66,000 girls have been named Sonya since 1905.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 8 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#2,533 in Switzerland (2025).

Famous Sonyas

Sonya Walger — British-American actress
Sonya Yoncheva — Bulgarian opera singer
Sonya Smith — Venezuelan actress
Sonya Eddy — American actress (1967–2022)
Sonya Jehan — Pakistani actress

In stories & tradition

Sonya Blade — Mortal Kombat (video game series)
Sonya Rostova — War and Peace (book)
Sonya Mitchell — Neighbours (TV series)

What Sonyas become

Among 205 notable people named Sonya:

Entertainers appear 2.23× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sonya Walger, British-American actress.

Spellings & nicknames

Together with its spelling variant Sonia (#1307), Sonya would rank around #950 with about 270 births last year — the newborns split about 63/37 between Sonia and Sonya.

Similar names: Sonia · Jackie · Zofia · Tania · Gina · Stacy

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