Sonya is a girl's name of Portuguese origin meaning “Sofia, Sophia and wisdom.” In 2024 it was given to 104 girls in the United States.
Sonya belongs to the Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “Sofia, Sophia and wisdom” — is the sense carried by its Portuguese roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sonya first appears in Social Security records in 1905. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #114 in 1967, and in 2024 104 babies received the name — 65,679 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sonya means “Sofia, Sophia and wisdom” in its Portuguese roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sonya is a girl name. In 2024, 104 babies received the name in the US.
Sonya comes from the Portuguese tradition.
Sonya first appears in US records in 1905. Its best-ever ranking was #114 in 1967, and 104 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sonya is pronounced /ˈsoʊn.jə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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