Feminine dossier · first seen 1905
Sonya
Endangered
Down 96.6% from peak
Peak era
1967
Peak births
2,980
Current vitality
Fragile
Peak generation
Gen X
Quick answers about Sonya
How many people are named Sonya?
An estimated 54,566 living Americans are named Sonya.
How rare is Sonya?
Sonya is uncommon among babies today, with 100 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.6% from its 1967 peak.
How old is the typical Sonya?
The median age of a living American named Sonya is approximately 54 years, with most bearers falling between 45 and 60 years old.
Is Sonya still popular?
No. Sonya is endangered as a baby name, down 96.6% from its 1967 peak with 100 births in 2025.
Where is Sonya most common?
Sonya has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 4.8× more often than the national baseline.
1905Peak 19672025
Peak year
1967
Decline from peak
96.6%
2025
100
All-time
65,772
Where it lives now
Sonya is most concentrated in New Mexico — about 4.1× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Sonya is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.