Spellings
Sonia or Sonya?
In the US in 2025, 56% of babies in this name family were spelled Sonia and 32% Sonya. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Sonia56% of the family171 born in 2025#1,299 among girls−30% since 2015Sonya32% of the family100 born in 2025#1,927 among girls−39% since 2015Sonja12% of the family37 born in 2025#3,903 among girls−57% since 2015
Ten years ago
Sonia already led in 2015, with 50% of the family's births; it has 56% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 496 to 308 births (−38%).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonia | 246 | 171 | −30% |
| Sonya | 164 | 100 | −39% |
| Sonja | 86 | 37 | −57% |
How they sound
- Sonia /ˈsoʊnjə/ (SOHN-yuh)
- Sonya /ˈsoʊnjə/ (SOHN-yuh)
- Sonja /ˈsɑnjə/ (SAHN-yuh)
In France
In France in 2025: Sonia 35 births (#981 among girls) and Sonya 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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