Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Sonia

SON-yə · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Wisdom, Russian variant of Sophia
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · classic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1359
2024 births168
Peak year1970
First appeared1895
Total US births66,577
1970 peak18951927196019922024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SonSonny
Alternate spellings
SonjaSonyaSonjia
In other languages
Sonja (Scandinavian)Sonya (Russian)Sonia (Italian/Spanish)Sonja (German)

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Sonia Sotomayor (justice)
Sonia Rykiel (designer)
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Sonia Gandhi (politician)