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Girl name Russian origin Christian tradition

Sonya

SON-yə · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Wisdom, Russian variant of Sophia
Language
Russian
Culture
Russian;Greek
Religion
Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
Russian · variant
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#1917
2024 births104
Peak year1967
First appeared1905
Total US births65,679
1967 peak19051935196519942024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
SonSonny
Alternate spellings
SoniaSonjaSonjia
In other languages
Sonja (Scandinavian)Sonia (Italian)

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Notable people named Sonya

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Sonya Eddy (actress)
Sonya Walger (actress)