Sonia
Rank in 2025
#1299
recorded as girls
—
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
171
girls 171
Peak year
1973
1,600 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
67,026
since 1895
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Any year from 1880 to 2025.
Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025
Recorded as girls
Recorded as boys
Sonia was most popular in 1973, when 1,600 babies recorded as girls got the name (1.1 per 1,000). In 2025, 171 babies were named Sonia, ranking #1299 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's down 19%.
Show every year
| Year | Girls | Rank | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 171 | 1299 | <5 | — |
| 2024 | 169 | 1350 | <5 | — |
| 2023 | 183 | 1255 | <5 | — |
| 2022 | 211 | 1152 | <5 | — |
| 2021 | 191 | 1229 | <5 | — |
| 2020 | 214 | 1126 | <5 | — |
| 2019 | 217 | 1119 | <5 | — |
| 2018 | 240 | 1064 | <5 | — |
| 2017 | 267 | 978 | <5 | — |
| 2016 | 264 | 999 | <5 | — |
| 2015 | 246 | 1068 | <5 | — |
| 2014 | 283 | 948 | <5 | — |
| 2013 | 298 | 865 | <5 | — |
| 2012 | 328 | 817 | <5 | — |
| 2011 | 351 | 774 | <5 | — |
| 2010 | 392 | 720 | <5 | — |
| 2009 | 425 | 687 | <5 | — |
| 2008 | 423 | 709 | <5 | — |
| 2007 | 460 | 645 | <5 | — |
| 2006 | 481 | 607 | <5 | — |
| 2005 | 489 | 582 | <5 | — |
| 2004 | 516 | 551 | <5 | — |
| 2003 | 498 | 555 | <5 | — |
| 2002 | 520 | 530 | <5 | — |
| 2001 | 542 | 507 | <5 | — |
| 2000 | 532 | 507 | <5 | — |
| 1999 | 576 | 461 | <5 | — |
| 1998 | 635 | 418 | <5 | — |
| 1997 | 647 | 405 | <5 | — |
| 1996 | 637 | 409 | <5 | — |
| 1995 | 711 | 368 | <5 | — |
| 1994 | 711 | 364 | <5 | — |
| 1993 | 804 | 326 | 10 | 5360 |
| 1992 | 812 | 331 | <5 | — |
| 1991 | 852 | 315 | 8 | 5942 |
| 1990 | 868 | 314 | 11 | 4673 |
| 1989 | 859 | 303 | 14 | 3809 |
| 1988 | 784 | 316 | 11 | 4162 |
| 1987 | 826 | 292 | 14 | 3339 |
| 1986 | 858 | 287 | <5 | — |
| 1985 | 889 | 280 | 10 | 4052 |
| 1984 | 928 | 264 | 8 | 4552 |
| 1983 | 959 | 245 | 15 | 2912 |
| 1982 | 1,048 | 241 | 13 | 3282 |
| 1981 | 1,129 | 227 | 17 | 2680 |
| 1980 | 1,252 | 209 | 9 | 4134 |
| 1979 | 1,276 | 207 | 11 | 3569 |
| 1978 | 1,265 | 203 | 11 | 3400 |
| 1977 | 1,370 | 197 | 7 | 4582 |
| 1976 | 1,554 | 165 | 11 | 3264 |
| 1975 | 1,491 | 177 | 9 | 3659 |
| 1974 | 1,577 | 171 | 11 | 3120 |
| 1973 | 1,600 | 174 | 9 | 3445 |
| 1972 | 1,612 | 176 | 9 | 3344 |
| 1971 | 1,693 | 182 | 9 | 3370 |
| 1970 | 1,767 | 186 | 10 | 3071 |
| 1969 | 1,751 | 182 | 9 | 3062 |
| 1968 | 1,566 | 199 | <5 | — |
| 1967 | 1,495 | 206 | 5 | 3966 |
| 1966 | 1,529 | 205 | 10 | 2627 |
| 1965 | 1,254 | 244 | <5 | — |
| 1964 | 1,220 | 254 | <5 | — |
| 1963 | 1,169 | 256 | 6 | 3646 |
| 1962 | 1,027 | 281 | <5 | — |
| 1961 | 983 | 294 | <5 | — |
| 1960 | 951 | 302 | 7 | 3337 |
| 1959 | 917 | 300 | <5 | — |
| 1958 | 839 | 321 | <5 | — |
| 1957 | 747 | 333 | <5 | — |
| 1956 | 625 | 349 | 5 | 3942 |
| 1955 | 591 | 357 | <5 | — |
| 1954 | 537 | 377 | <5 | — |
| 1953 | 438 | 408 | <5 | — |
| 1952 | 442 | 391 | <5 | — |
| 1951 | 396 | 420 | <5 | — |
| 1950 | 333 | 440 | <5 | — |
| 1949 | 313 | 451 | <5 | — |
| 1948 | 273 | 488 | <5 | — |
| 1947 | 280 | 489 | <5 | — |
| 1946 | 223 | 525 | <5 | — |
| 1945 | 233 | 469 | <5 | — |
| 1944 | 202 | 507 | <5 | — |
| 1943 | 262 | 457 | <5 | — |
| 1942 | 249 | 467 | <5 | — |
| 1941 | 237 | 446 | <5 | — |
| 1940 | 299 | 387 | <5 | — |
| 1939 | 282 | 398 | <5 | — |
| 1938 | 429 | 302 | <5 | — |
| 1937 | 346 | 338 | <5 | — |
| 1936 | 251 | 405 | <5 | — |
| 1935 | 226 | 427 | <5 | — |
| 1934 | 236 | 427 | <5 | — |
| 1933 | 212 | 442 | <5 | — |
| 1932 | 198 | 464 | <5 | — |
| 1931 | 164 | 506 | <5 | — |
| 1930 | 166 | 526 | <5 | — |
| 1929 | 169 | 525 | <5 | — |
| 1928 | 184 | 508 | <5 | — |
| 1927 | 218 | 474 | <5 | — |
| 1926 | 134 | 612 | <5 | — |
| 1925 | 108 | 710 | <5 | — |
| 1924 | 97 | 756 | <5 | — |
| 1923 | 86 | 786 | <5 | — |
| 1922 | 79 | 826 | <5 | — |
| 1921 | 79 | 828 | <5 | — |
| 1920 | 76 | 825 | <5 | — |
| 1919 | 96 | 712 | <5 | — |
| 1918 | 104 | 708 | <5 | — |
| 1917 | 79 | 775 | <5 | — |
| 1916 | 66 | 831 | <5 | — |
| 1915 | 61 | 831 | <5 | — |
| 1914 | 57 | 765 | <5 | — |
| 1913 | 45 | 782 | <5 | — |
| 1912 | 37 | 820 | <5 | — |
| 1911 | 23 | 898 | <5 | — |
| 1910 | 20 | 970 | <5 | — |
| 1909 | 23 | 845 | <5 | — |
| 1908 | 16 | 1004 | <5 | — |
| 1907 | 14 | 1037 | <5 | — |
| 1906 | 8 | 1416 | <5 | — |
| 1905 | 7 | 1538 | <5 | — |
| 1904 | 10 | 1170 | <5 | — |
| 1903 | 6 | 1592 | <5 | — |
| 1902 | 9 | 1219 | <5 | — |
| 1901 | 6 | 1466 | <5 | — |
| 1900 | 8 | 1431 | <5 | — |
| 1899 | 7 | 1278 | <5 | — |
| 1898 | 5 | 1700 | <5 | — |
| 1897 | 6 | 1385 | <5 | — |
| 1896 | 5 | 1583 | <5 | — |
| 1895 | 7 | 1299 | <5 | — |
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Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.
Recorded as girls 100% · boys <1% across all years