Feminine dossier · first seen 1895
Sonia
Endangered
Down 90.3% from peak
Peak era
1970
Peak births
1,767
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Sonia
How many people are named Sonia?
An estimated 54,039 living Americans are named Sonia.
How rare is Sonia?
Sonia is uncommon among babies today, with 171 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 90.3% from its 1970 peak.
How old is the typical Sonia?
The median age of a living American named Sonia is approximately 48 years, with most bearers falling between 34 and 58 years old.
Is Sonia still popular?
No. Sonia is endangered as a baby name, down 90.3% from its 1970 peak with 171 births in 2025.
Where is Sonia most common?
Sonia has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.6× more often than the national baseline.
1895Peak 19702025
Peak year
1970
Decline from peak
90.3%
2025
171
All-time
66,747
Where it lives now
Sonia is most concentrated in New York — about 3.6× the national rate in the 1950s.
States where Sonia is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.