Baby name

Sonja

Girl

Classic name

The high point came in 1968, with 1,339 births and the No. 222 spot that year. A lasting presence, with births recorded in 114 years out of 146. In 2025, it ranked No. 3902.

39,513births since 1880

1960sgeneration

No. 222rank at its peak, in 1968

Where babies named Sonja are born

1968

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The darker the blue, the more common Sonja is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Sonja is most common in Minnesota (2.2 times), North Dakota (2.1) and Washington (1.8), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Sonia 66,747
Sonya 65,772
Tonja 6,989
Sona 1,443
Sonjia 1,113

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