Sonja
3 countries#3903 in United States, 2025Popularity across 3 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sonja was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
Country by country
United States
39,557 births recorded 1906–2025 · currently #3903 · peaked in 1967 with 1,343 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Illinois, New York, Ohio
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
895 births recorded 1925–2004 · peaked in 1948 with 41 births
Most common in: Bas-Rhin, Moselle, Haut-Rhin, Paris
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
Scotland
64 births recorded 1974–1989 · peaked in 1976 with 9 births
Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Sonja’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #1651 | — |
| 2007 | #1957 | ↓306 |
| 2008 | #1808 | ↑149 |
| 2009 | #1785 | ↑23 |
| 2010 | #1847 | ↓62 |
| 2011 | #1857 | ↓10 |
| 2012 | #1791 | ↑66 |
| 2013 | #1834 | ↓43 |
| 2014 | #1838 | ↓4 |
| 2015 | #2194 | ↓356 |
| 2016 | #2117 | ↑77 |
| 2017 | #2546 | ↓429 |
| 2018 | #2361 | ↑185 |
| 2019 | #2272 | ↑89 |
| 2020 | #2317 | ↓45 |
| 2021 | #2558 | ↓241 |
| 2022 | #3765 | ↓1207 |
| 2023 | #2674 | ↑1091 |
| 2024 | #2930 | ↓256 |
| 2025 | #3903 | ↓973 |
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