Sonya
Girl name · Arabic origin
Sonya meaning
Sunyaa is an Arabic name for girls that means exalted, high in status and rank.
- Also recorded (English): sofia, sophia, wisdom
Sonya at a glance
- Used as
- Girl name
- Origin
- Arabic
- Listed in
- Muslim baby names
- Script form
- سنيةAs listed by MuslimNames.com; not independently verified
- Latest U.S. rank (girl)
- #1,906 in 2024
- Meaning themes
Sonya popularity in the U.S.
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 |
| 1930 | #840 | 72 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 |
| 1950 | #586 | 206 |
| 1960 | #245 | 1,275 |
| 1967 | #114 | 2,980 |
| 1970 | #131 | 2,740 |
| 1980 | #215 | 1,207 |
| 1990 | #511 | 470 |
| 2000 | #891 | 247 |
| 2010 | #1,241 | 194 |
| 2020 | #1,792 | 110 |
| 2024 | #1,906 | 104 |
All 118 ranked years
| Year | Rank | Births |
|---|---|---|
| 1905 | #1,931 | 5 |
| 1908 | #2,101 | 5 |
| 1909 | #1,607 | 8 |
| 1910 | #1,935 | 7 |
| 1911 | #1,545 | 10 |
| 1912 | #2,144 | 8 |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 |
| 1914 | #1,385 | 21 |
| 1915 | #1,672 | 20 |
| 1916 | #1,167 | 37 |
| 1917 | #1,431 | 27 |
| 1918 | #1,299 | 34 |
| 1919 | #1,989 | 18 |
| 1920 | #1,584 | 27 |
| 1921 | #1,476 | 31 |
| 1922 | #2,027 | 19 |
| 1923 | #1,464 | 31 |
| 1924 | #1,679 | 26 |
| 1925 | #1,376 | 34 |
| 1926 | #1,166 | 43 |
| 1927 | #898 | 69 |
| 1928 | #786 | 83 |
| 1929 | #994 | 53 |
| 1930 | #840 | 72 |
| 1931 | #797 | 72 |
| 1932 | #605 | 118 |
| 1933 | #536 | 140 |
| 1934 | #476 | 183 |
| 1935 | #462 | 190 |
| 1936 | #460 | 195 |
| 1937 | #429 | 229 |
| 1938 | #427 | 245 |
| 1939 | #460 | 211 |
| 1940 | #486 | 197 |
| 1941 | #518 | 179 |
| 1942 | #511 | 212 |
| 1943 | #579 | 170 |
| 1944 | #599 | 150 |
| 1945 | #571 | 165 |
| 1946 | #619 | 164 |
| 1947 | #650 | 164 |
| 1948 | #597 | 195 |
| 1949 | #650 | 163 |
| 1950 | #586 | 206 |
| 1951 | #630 | 189 |
| 1952 | #504 | 278 |
| 1953 | #493 | 311 |
| 1954 | #503 | 311 |
| 1955 | #499 | 340 |
| 1956 | #470 | 394 |
| 1957 | #475 | 396 |
| 1958 | #443 | 461 |
| 1959 | #339 | 778 |
| 1960 | #245 | 1,275 |
| 1961 | #217 | 1,540 |
| 1962 | #208 | 1,741 |
| 1963 | #194 | 1,920 |
| 1964 | #187 | 1,998 |
| 1965 | #160 | 2,352 |
| 1966 | #126 | 2,867 |
| 1967 | #114 | 2,980 |
| 1968 | #117 | 2,817 |
| 1969 | #123 | 2,799 |
| 1970 | #131 | 2,740 |
| 1971 | #126 | 2,730 |
| 1972 | #122 | 2,506 |
| 1973 | #131 | 2,169 |
| 1974 | #132 | 2,111 |
| 1975 | #154 | 1,760 |
| 1976 | #166 | 1,520 |
| 1977 | #193 | 1,382 |
| 1978 | #203 | 1,265 |
| 1979 | #206 | 1,289 |
| 1980 | #215 | 1,207 |
| 1981 | #226 | 1,136 |
| 1982 | #249 | 1,008 |
| 1983 | #261 | 917 |
| 1984 | #282 | 855 |
| 1985 | #303 | 798 |
| 1986 | #329 | 735 |
| 1987 | #379 | 618 |
| 1988 | #379 | 632 |
| 1989 | #462 | 525 |
| 1990 | #511 | 470 |
| 1991 | #583 | 394 |
| 1992 | #591 | 386 |
| 1993 | #605 | 380 |
| 1994 | #687 | 306 |
| 1995 | #686 | 310 |
| 1996 | #725 | 289 |
| 1997 | #721 | 297 |
| 1998 | #782 | 275 |
| 1999 | #788 | 278 |
| 2000 | #891 | 247 |
| 2001 | #1,025 | 210 |
| 2002 | #905 | 248 |
| 2003 | #974 | 238 |
| 2004 | #1,043 | 222 |
| 2005 | #1,105 | 214 |
| 2006 | #1,008 | 255 |
| 2007 | #1,147 | 223 |
| 2008 | #1,250 | 201 |
| 2009 | #1,146 | 221 |
| 2010 | #1,241 | 194 |
| 2011 | #1,354 | 170 |
| 2012 | #1,243 | 195 |
| 2013 | #1,254 | 190 |
| 2014 | #1,415 | 161 |
| 2015 | #1,411 | 164 |
| 2016 | #1,604 | 137 |
| 2017 | #1,607 | 135 |
| 2018 | #1,684 | 123 |
| 2019 | #1,959 | 99 |
| 2020 | #1,792 | 110 |
| 2021 | #1,968 | 99 |
| 2022 | #1,792 | 114 |
| 2023 | #1,864 | 107 |
| 2024 | #1,906 | 104 |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names (national data, 1880-2024). Counts are Social Security card applications for births in the United States; names with fewer than 5 births in a year are not listed, and spelling variants are counted separately. Baby Name Wizard is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA.
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