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Sonia

“Variant of Sophia — Wisdom” — Greek origin

Girl's name · #1299 in the US (2025) · Retro

Sonia has appeared in US records since 1895 — best rank #165 (1976) · 66,747 babies named Sonia all-time · 1 in 9,100 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,100 girls in Poland (2025) · about 1 in 3,100 girls in Norway (2025) · about 1 in 4,700 girls in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 19 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sonias

• Sonia Gandhi — Indian politician
• Sonia Sotomayor — US Supreme Court justice since 2009
• Sonia Delaunay — French painter (1885–1979)
• Sonia Rykiel — French fashion designer (1930-2016)
• Sonia O'Sullivan — Irish long and middle-distance runner

In stories & tradition

• Sonia Fowler — EastEnders
• Sonia Stevens — fictional human
• Sonia the duck — Peter and the Wolf

What Sonias become

Among 1,315 notable people named Sonia:

Entertainers appear 1.65× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sonia Rolland, French actress.

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